雙溪

Chinese

		two; double; pair two; double; pair; both	creek
trad. (雙溪)		雙	溪
simp. (双溪)		双	溪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuāngxī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ kai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sûng-hâi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siang-khe / siang-khoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuāngxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuangsi
  - Wade–Giles: shuang¹-hsi¹
  - Yale: shwāng-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuangshi
  - Palladius: шуанси (šuansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ kai¹
  - Yale: sēung kāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ kai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ kei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sûng-hâi
  - Hakka Romanization System: sung´ hai´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sung¹ hai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hai̯²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-khe / siang-khoe
  - Tâi-lô: siang-khe / siang-khue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siangqef, siangqoef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siaŋ³³ kʰe³³/, /siaŋ³³ kʰue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰue⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

Phono-semantic matching of Malay sungai (“river”), probably via Cantonese.

Noun

雙溪

(in Malay placenames) river
Synonym: 宋溪

Derived terms

雙溪大年／双溪大年 (Shuāngxī Dànián)
雙溪毛糯／双溪毛糯 (Shuāngxī Máonuò)
雙溪蘭／双溪兰

Etymology 2

From earlier 頂雙溪／顶双溪 (Téng-siang-khe), originally referring to the area around the confluence of the Pinglin River (平林溪) and Mudan River (牡丹溪).

Proper noun

雙溪

(～區) Shuangxi (a district of New Taipei, Taiwan)

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