西施

西施

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ si¹
• Min Nan (POJ): Se-si / Sai-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sishih
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-shih¹
    • Yale: syī-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishy
    • Palladius: сиши (siši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ si¹
    • Yale: sāi sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-si
    • Tâi-lô: Se-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sesy
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-si
    • Tâi-lô: Sai-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: saisy
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

西施

1. Xi Shi

Synonyms

• 西子 (Xīzǐ)

Noun

西施

1. (figuratively) beautiful woman
2. (figuratively, literary) fallen flower

Derived terms

唐突西施 病西施 西施捧心 西施舌

豆腐西施 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 (bīngláng xīshī) 西施顰眉／西施颦眉