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西人

西人

Chinese

		west	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (西人)		西	人

Noun

西人

Westerner

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): se-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    西人
    錫人／锡人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: sāi yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: se-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sejiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ d͡ʑin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/