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西江

西江

Chinese

		west western	river
simp. and trad. (西江)		西	江
anagram		江西

Proper noun

西江

The Xi or West River of Guangxi and Guangdong, China.

Coordinate terms

東江／东江 (Dōngjiāng), 北江

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	江
せい Grade: 2	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Proper noun

西江 ‎(hiragana せいこう, romaji Seikō)

Xi River

Etymology

From its location relative to the main course of the Pearl River.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Xījiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ gong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xījiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shijiang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ gong¹
  - Yale: sāi gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ gong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/