西引

Chinese

		west	to lead; to divert (water); to guide
simp. and trad. (西引)		西	引

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīyǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄧㄣˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǐn
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-yin³
  - Yale: Syī-yǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyiin
  - Palladius: Сиинь (Siinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

西引

(～島) Xiyin, Hsiyin (an island in Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands)

Coordinate terms

東引／东引 (Dōngyǐn)

Descendants

→ English: Hsiyin, Xiyin

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