西 [--]

Jyutping sai1 naam4
Pinyin xī nán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. southwest
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    西同​南中​間​嘅​方位​、​方向
    southwest
    • 西南偏西
      西南偏西
      sai1 naam4 pin1 sai1
      west-southwest
    • 向西南方向行。
      向西南方向行。
      hoeng3 sai1 naam4 fong1 hoeng3 haang4.
      Walk towards southwest.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    southwest
  2. name
    Southwest China (a region of China; consisting of Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and the Tibet Autonomous Region)
  3. name
    (historical) Southwest China (a former greater administrative region of China from 1949 to 1954, consisting of Chongqing, Sichuan, Xikang, Guizhou and Yunnan)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #584
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我会普通话、西南官话、吴语和西班牙语。
    我會普通話、西南官話、吳語和西班牙語。
    wǒ huì pǔ tōng huà 、 xī nán guān huà 、 wú yǔ hé xī bān yá yǔ 。
    • I can speak Standard Chinese (Putonghua), Southwestern Mandarin, Wu Chinese, and Spanish.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    除非你去广东或者广西南宁𠮶头啫,上大陆好难唔讲煲冬瓜㗎噃。
    除非你去廣東或者廣西南寧嗰頭啫,上大陸好難唔講煲冬瓜㗎噃。
    ceoi4 fei1 nei5 heoi3 gwong2 dung1 waak6 ze2 gwong2 sai1 naam4 ning4 go2 tau4 ze1, soeng5 daai6 luk6 hou2 naan4 m4 gong2 bou1 dung1 gwaa1 gaa3 bo3.
    • Unless you go to Guangdung or Nanning in Guangxi, it's hard not to speak in "poor tone hwa" when you visit mainland China.
  2. Cantonese
    西南偏西
    西南偏西
    sai1 naam4 pin1 sai1
    • west-southwest
  3. Cantonese
    向西南方向行。
    向西南方向行。
    hoeng3 sai1 naam4 fong1 hoeng3 haang4.
    • Walk towards southwest.
  4. Cantonese
    佢成个西南二伯父,唔嗲唔吊,跟佢做嘢要小心啲。
    佢成個西南二伯父,唔嗲唔吊,跟佢做嘢要小心啲。
    keoi5 seng4 go3 sai1 naam4 ji6 baak3 fu2, m4 de2 m4 diu3, gan1 keoi5 zou6 je5 jiu3 siu2 sam1 di1.
    • He doesn't work seriously but just acts in a carefree manner. Be careful when you work with him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    并且日本还想占领菲律宾、暹罗、越南、马来半岛和荷属东印度,把外国和中国切开,独占西南太平洋。
    並且日本還想佔領菲律賓、暹羅、越南、馬來半島和荷屬東印度,把外國和中國切開,獨佔西南太平洋。
    bìng qiě rì běn hái xiǎng zhàn lǐng fēi lǜ bīn , xiān luó , yuè nán , mǎ lái bàn dǎo hé hé shǔ dōng yìn dù , bǎ wài guó hé zhōng guó qiē kāi , dú zhàn xī nán tài píng yáng .
    • Moreover, Japan wants to occupy the Philippines, Siam, Indo-China, the Malay Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies in order to cut off other countries from China and monopolize the southwestern Pacific.
  2. Mandarin
    东沙环礁位于南海北部海域,东北距高雄450公里,西北距香港320公里,西南距海南岛榆林670公里,南距南沙太平岛1,190公里,东南离马尼拉780公里;行政区域隶属高雄市旗津区。
    東沙環礁位於南海北部海域,東北距高雄450公里,西北距香港320公里,西南距海南島榆林670公里,南距南沙太平島1,190公里,東南離馬尼拉780公里;行政區域隸屬高雄市旗津區。
    dōng shā huán jiāo wèi yú nán hǎi běi bù hǎi yù , dōng běi jù gāo xióng 450 gōng lǐ , xī běi jù xiāng gǎng 320 gōng lǐ , xī nán jù hǎi nán dǎo yú lín 670 gōng lǐ , nán jù nán shā tài píng dǎo 1 , 190 gōng lǐ , dōng nán lí mǎ ní lā 780 gōng lǐ ; xíng zhèng qū yù lì shǔ gāo xióng shì qí jīn qū .
    • Dongsha Atoll located in the northern South China Sea is 450 km southwest of Kaohsiung, 320 km southeast of Hong Kong, 670 km northeast of [Yulin on] Hainan Island, 1,190 km north of Taiping Island, [and] 780 km northwest of Manila. Administratively, it is under the Cijin District of Kaohsiung.
  3. Mandarin
    用这种方法,就能迫使进攻江西南部福建西部地区之敌回援其根本重地,粉碎其向江西根据地的进攻。
    用這種方法,就能迫使進攻江西南部福建西部地區之敵回援其根本重地,粉碎其向江西根據地的進攻。
    yòng zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ , jiù néng pò shǐ jìn gōng jiāng xī nán bù fú jiàn xī bù dì qū zhī dí huí yuán qí gēn běn zhòng dì , fěn suì qí xiàng jiāng xī gēn jù dì de jìn gōng .
    • By such means we could have compelled the enemy, who was attacking southern Jiangxi and western Fujian, to turn back to defend its vital centres, and broken its attack on the base area in Jiangxi.
  4. Mandarin
    位于今台山市西南方的海域,是广东省沿海最大的岛屿。
    位於今台山市西南方的海域,是廣東省沿海最大的島嶼。
    wèi yú jīn tái shān shì xī nán fāng de hǎi yù , shì guǎng dōng shěng yán hǎi zuì dà de dǎo yǔ .
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