西門
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See also: 西门
Chinese
Etymology 1
| west | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西門) | 西 | 門 | |
| simp. (西门) | 西 | 门 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 mun4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-mùn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-mn̂g
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: simén
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-mên2
- Yale: syī-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shimen
- Palladius: симэнь (simɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mun4
- Yale: sāi mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 mun2
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴ mun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-mn̂g
- Tâi-lô: se-mn̂g
- Phofsit Daibuun: semngg
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
西門
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Proper noun
西門
- a surname
- 西門慶／西门庆 ― Xīmén Qìng ― Ximen Qing (character in the novels Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei)
Etymology 2
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西門) | 西 | 門 | |
| simp. (西门) | 西 | 门 | |
From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 mun4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-mùn
- Eastern Min (BUC): Să̤-muòng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-bûn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Simén
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-mên2
- Yale: Syī-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shimen
- Palladius: Симэнь (Simɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mun4
- Yale: sāi mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 mun2
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴ mun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Să̤-muòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛ⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
西門
- (Protestantism or secular) Simon
Synonyms
Terms for Simon in different branches of Christianity
| Branch | Words |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 西門 |
| Roman Catholic | 西滿 |
| Eastern Orthodox | 西蒙 |
| Church of the East | 岑穩 |
Etymology 3
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西門) | 西 | 門 | |
| simp. (西门) | 西 | 门 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Simén
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-mên2
- Yale: Syī-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shimen
- Palladius: Симэнь (Simɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mun4
- Yale: sāi mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
西門
- A transliteration of the German surname Siemens