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西北

西北

Chinese

		west	north
simp. and trad. (西北)		西	北

Noun

西北

(Elementary Mandarin) northwest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	北
せい Grade: 2	ほく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

西北 ‎(hiragana せいほく, romaji seihoku)

northwest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīběi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄅㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ bak¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-pet
Min Nan (POJ): sai-pak / se-pak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīběi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄅㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shibeei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ bak¹
  - Yale: sāi bāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ bak⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-pet
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ bed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ bed⁵
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴ pet̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-pak / se-pak
  - Tâi-lô: sai-pak / se-pak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'pag, se'pag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ³³ pak̚⁵/, /se³³ pak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/