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西門
西門
See also: 西门
Chinese
| west | opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
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| trad. (西門) | 西 | 門 | |
| simp. (西门) | 西 | 门 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄣˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shimen
- IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mun4
- Yale: sāi mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mun4
- IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: xi´ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 mun2
- IPA: /ɕi²⁴ mun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-mn̂g
- Tâi-lô: se-mn̂g
- Phofsit Daibuun: semngg
- IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
西門
- (archaic) west gate of a walled city
Compounds
- 西門町／西门町
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄣˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shimen
- IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sai1 mun4
- Yale: sāi mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 mun4
- IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: xi´ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 mun2
- IPA: /ɕi²⁴ mun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-bûn
- Tâi-lô: Se-bûn
- Phofsit Daibuun: se'buun
- IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
西門
Synonyms
- (Catholic) 西滿／西满