檳榔西施
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See also: 槟榔西施
Chinese
| betel palm; betel nut; areca nut | Xi Shi; beautiful woman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (檳榔西施) | 檳榔 | 西施 | |
| simp. (槟榔西施) | 槟榔 | 西施 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bingláng sishih
- Wade–Giles: ping1-lang2 hsi1-shih1
- Yale: bīng-láng syī-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binglang shishy
- Palladius: бинлан сиши (binlan siši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /piŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: binláng sishih
- Wade–Giles: pin1-lang2 hsi1-shih1
- Yale: bīn-láng syī-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binlang shishy
- Palladius: биньлан сиши (binʹlan siši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pin⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ban1 long4 sai1 si1
- Yale: bān lòhng sāi sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ban1 long4 sai1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: ben1 long4 sei1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐn⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
檳榔西施
- “betel nut beauty” (previously common phenomenon of employing young, scantily clad women to sell betel nuts and cigarettes along the roadsides in Taiwan)