隴西
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See also: 陇西
Chinese
| Mount Long | west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (隴西) | 隴 | 西 | |
| simp. (陇西) | 陇 | 西 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lǒngsi
- Wade–Giles: Lung3-hsi1
- Yale: Lǔng-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Loongshi
- Palladius: Лунси (Lunsi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lung5 sai1
- Yale: lúhng sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: lung5 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: lung5 sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ¹³ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
隴西
- The region of Gansu west of Mount Long
- (～縣) Longxi (a county of Dingxi, Gansu, China)
- (～郡) (historical) Longxi (an ancient commandery of Guanzhong, China during the Qin dynasty, in the southern part of modern Gansu)