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河西

河西

Chinese

		river	west
simp. and trad. (河西)		河	西

Noun

河西

region west of the Yellow River

Japanese

Kanji in this term
河	西
Grade: 5	Grade: 2

Proper noun

河西 ‎(hiragana かさい, romaji Kasai)

A surname.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): héxī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ sai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hò-sî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: héxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershi
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    和息
    河西
    荷西
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴ sai¹
  - Yale: hòh sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ sai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hò-sî
  - Hakka Romanization System: hoˇ xi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ho² xi¹
  - IPA: /ho¹¹ ɕi²⁴/