西米
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Chinese
| west | rice; metre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西米) | 西 | 米 | |
| simp. #(西米) | 西 | 米 | |
Etymology
Short for 西谷米 (xīgǔmǐ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: simǐ
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-mi3
- Yale: syī-mǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shimii
- Palladius: сими (simi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mai5
- Yale: sāi máih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mai5
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 mei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhai1 mai2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬai³³ ᵐbai⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
西米
- sago (powdered starch)