湘西
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Chinese
| name of a river; Hunan province (abbrev.) | west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (湘西) |
湘 | 西 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siangsi
- Wade–Giles: Hsiang1-hsi1
- Yale: Syāng-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiangshi
- Palladius: Сянси (Sjansi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng1 sai1
- Yale: sēung sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng1 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng1 sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
湘西
- (～土家族苗族自治州, ～州) Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (an autonomous prefecture of Hunan, China)
- the western part of Hunan province