西堤

Chinese

		west	dike
simp. and trad. (西堤)		西	堤

Etymology

Short for 西貢 + 堤岸, literally “Saigon and Cholon”, referring to the unified entity of “Saigon-Cholon Region” (Thành ủy Sài Gòn - Chợ Lớn) formed in 1931.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīdī, Xītí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄉㄧ, ㄒㄧㄊㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ tai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīdī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄉㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shidi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xītí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄊㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shityi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ tai⁴
  - Yale: sāi tàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ tai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ tei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

Proper noun

西堤

(chiefly Vietnam) Ho Chi Minh City; Saigon

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