西嶼

Chinese

		west	islet
trad. (西嶼)		西	嶼
simp. (西屿)		西	屿

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ zeoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-yî / Sî-yí
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sai-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-yü³
  - Yale: Syī-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyeu
  - Palladius: Сиюй (Sijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    西予
    西語／西语
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ zeoi⁶
  - Yale: sāi jeuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ dzoey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ zêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yî / Sî-yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ i´ / xi´ i`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yi¹ / xi¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/, /si²⁴ i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yî / Sî-yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ (r)i´ / xi´ (r)i`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yi¹ / xi¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i²⁴/, /si²⁴ (j)i³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-sū
  - Tâi-lô: Sai-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: saisu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

Proper noun

西嶼

(～島) Xiyu, Siyu, Hsiyu (an island in Penghu County, Taiwan)
(～鄉) Xiyu, Siyu, Hsiyu (a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan)

Synonyms

(island): 漁翁島／渔翁岛

Descendants

→ English: Hsiyu, Siyu, Xiyu

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