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西岸

西岸

Chinese

		west	bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast
simp. and trad. (西岸)		西	岸

Noun

西岸

west coast; west bank; west shore

Coordinate terms

北岸 (běi'àn)
東岸／东岸 (dōng'àn)
南岸 (nán'àn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xī'àn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ ngon⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-ngan
Min Nan (POJ): sai-hōaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xī'àn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ˀa̠n⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    西岸
    醯胺
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ ngon⁶
  - Yale: sāi ngohn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ ngon⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ ŋɔːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-ngan
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ ngan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ ngan⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋan⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-hōaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sai-huānn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'hvoa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² huã²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ³³ huã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² huã²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ huã³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ huã³³/