西寧
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Chinese
| west | peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西寧) | 西 | 寧 | |
| simp. (西宁) | 西 | 宁 | |
Etymology
- "Xining"
- Coined in 1104 with the establishment of 西寧州 (“Xining prefecture”), intended to convey the meaning "peaceful western frontier". Compare 西零 (MC sej len).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 ning4
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xi1 nên2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-lêng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siníng
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-ning2
- Yale: Syī-níng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shining
- Palladius: Синин (Sinin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 ning4
- Yale: sāi nìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 ning4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 ning4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ nɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
Proper noun
西寧
- (～市) Xining (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Qinghai, China)
- (～省) Tây Ninh (a province of Vietnam)
- (～市) Tây Ninh (a city in Vietnam)
- (historical) (～縣) Xining (a former county of Guangdong, China; now Yunan, Guangdong)
Synonyms
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 西 | 寧 |
| せい Grade: 2 |
ねい Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 西 | 寧 |
Proper noun
西寧