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西南

西南

Chinese

		west	south
simp. and trad. (西南)		西	南

Noun

西南

(Elementary Mandarin) southwest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	南
せい Grade: 2	なん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

西南 ‎(hiragana せいなん, romaji seinan)

southwest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ naam⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-nàm
Min Nan (POJ): se-lâm / sai-lâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīnán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ na̠n³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    息男
    西南
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ naam⁴
  - Yale: sāi nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ naam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ nɑːm²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-nàm
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ namˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ nam²
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴ nam¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-lâm / sai-lâm
  - Tâi-lô: se-lâm / sai-lâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: selaam, sailaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ lam²⁴/, /saɪ³³ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² lam¹³/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² lam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³/