西垂

西垂

Chinese

		west	frontier
simp. and trad. (西垂)		西	垂

Etymology

From its status at the western periphery of Zhou civilization and power.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīchuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Xīchuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shichwei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sichuéi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

西垂

1. (historical) Xichui, a fief of Zhou China, held by the ancestors of the future dukes of Qin
2. (historical) Xichui, its seat at the site of present-day Lixian in Gansu

Synonyms

• 禮縣／礼县 (Lǐxiàn)
• 犬丘 (Quǎnqiū)