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關西

關西

See also: 关西

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	west
trad. (關西)		關	西
simp. (关西)		关	西

Noun

關西

(archaic) the area to the west of Hangu Pass

Proper noun

關西

Guanxi, Hsinchu
the Kansai region, a center-west area of Japan, between the areas of 中国 ‎(Chūgoku) and 中部 ‎(Chūbu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guānxī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ sai¹
Min Nan (POJ): Koan-se

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guānxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanshi
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaan¹ sai¹
  - Yale: gwāan sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ sai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-se
  - Tâi-lô: Kuan-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koansef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ se³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴/