щи

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See also: ши, шѝ, and -щи

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 西 ().

Pronunciation

Noun

щи (xi) (I)

  1. west; western

Adjective

щи (xi) (I)

  1. west; western

Russian

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Щи

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

щи (ščif inan pl or m inan pl (genitive щей or щец*, plural only) (* Diminutive)
щи (ščif inan pl or m inan pl (genitive щей or щецъ*, plural only) (* Diminutive) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

  1. (plural only) shchi
    зелёные щиzeljónyje ščisorrel soup
    Хо́чешь вчера́шних ще́й? Приходи́ за́втра!
    Xóčešʹ včerášnix ščéj? Prixodí závtra!
    Want yesterday's shchi? Come by tomorrow!
    • 1866, Фёдор Достоевский, “Часть I, Глава III”, in Преступление и наказание; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Crime and Punishment, 1914:
      — Сайку я тебе сею минутою принесу, а не хошь ли вместо колбасы-то щей? Хорошие щи, вчерашние. Еще вчера тебе отставила, да ты пришел поздно. Хорошие щи.
      — Sajku ja tebe seju minutoju prinesu, a ne xošʹ li vmesto kolbasy-to ščej? Xorošije šči, včerašnije. Ješče včera tebe otstavila, da ty prišel pozdno. Xorošije šči.
      "The loaf I'll fetch you this very minute, but wouldn't you rather have some cabbage soup instead of sausage? It's capital soup, yesterday's. I saved it for you yesterday, but you came in late. It's fine soup."
  2. (slang, offensive) face, mug

Declension