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西施

西施

Chinese

		west	distribute (alms); to do; to execute distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out
simp. and trad. (西施)		西	施

Proper noun

西施

Xi Shi

Synonyms

西子 (Xīzǐ)

Noun

西施

(figuratively) beautiful woman
(figuratively, literary) fallen flower

Derived terms

唐突西施
情人眼裡出西施／情人眼里出西施 (qíngrén yǎnlǐ chū Xīshī)
檳榔西施／槟榔西施 (bīnláng xīshī)
病西施

西施捧心
西施舌
西施顰眉／西施颦眉
豆腐西施

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Xīshī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): se-si / sai-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shishy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ si¹
  - Yale: sāi sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-si / sai-si
  - Tâi-lô: se-si / sai-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sesy, saisy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ ɕi³³/, /saɪ³³ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/, /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/