山西
Chinese
| mountain; hill | west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (山西) |
山 | 西 | |
| Literally: “west of the mountain”. | |||
Etymology
- Shanxi
- From the position of the province's central Fen River valley west of the Taihang Mountains.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saan1 sai1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sân-sî
- Min Dong (BUC): Săng-să̤
- Min Nan
- Wu (Wiktionary): se xi (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanshi
- IPA (key): /ʂa̠n⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: saan1 sai1
- Yale: sāan sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: saan1 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: san1 sei1
- IPA (key): /sɑːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sân-sî
- Hakka Romanization System: san´ xi´
- Hagfa Pinyim: san1 xi1
- IPA: /san²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soaⁿ-sai
- Tâi-lô: Suann-sai
- Phofsit Daibuun: svoasay
- IPA (Quanzhou): /suã³³ saɪ³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /suã⁴⁴⁻²² saɪ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soaⁿ-se
- Tâi-lô: Suann-se
- Phofsit Daibuun: svoasef
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /suã⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: suan1 sai1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suaⁿ sai
- IPA (key): /sũã³³⁻²³ sai³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: se xi (T1)
- IPA (key): /se̞⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 山 | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 山 (73) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | IV |
| Fanqie | 所閒切 | 先稽切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʃˠɛn/ | /sei/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʃᵚæn/ | /sei/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʃæn/ | /sɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʂəɨn/ | /sɛj/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʃɛn/ | /sei/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʃæn/ | /siei/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʂăn/ | /siei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shān | xī |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 山 | 西 | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shān | xī | xī |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ srɛn › | ‹ sej › | ‹ sej › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-ŋrar/ | /*s-nˤər/ | /*s-nˤər/ |
| English | mountain, hill | west | west |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 山 | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11052 | 13236 |
| Phonetic component |
山 | 西 |
| Rime group |
元 | 微 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
山 | 西 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sreːn/ | /*sɯːl/ |
Proper noun
山西
- (～省) Shanxi (a province of China)
- (historical, specifically) the area to the west of the Taihang Mountains
- (historical, specifically) the area to the west of Mount Hua
Noun
山西
- west of the mountain (in general)
Related terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 西 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Proper noun
山西 (hiragana さんせい, rōmaji Sansei)
- Shanxi province
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 西 |
| やま Grade: 1 |
にし Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Proper noun
山西 (hiragana やまにし, rōmaji Yamanishi)
- A surname.
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