西門町
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Chinese
| west gate of a walled city | raised path between fields | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西門町) | 西門 | 町 | |
| simp. (西门町) | 西门 | 町 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 西門町 (Seimon-chō).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 mun4 ding1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-mùn-tên
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-mn̂g-teng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siménding
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-mên2-ting1
- Yale: Syī-mén-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shimending
- Palladius: Симэньдин (Simɛnʹdin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mən³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mun4 ding1
- Yale: sāi mùhn dīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mun4 ding1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 mun4 ding1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-mùn-tên
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ munˇ denˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 mun2 den1
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴ mun¹¹ ten²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-mn̂g-teng
- Tâi-lô: Se-mn̂g-ting
- Phofsit Daibuun: semngdefng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
西門町