西 (sai1 | xi1 si1 yue1) : west

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西

sai1

xi1 si1 yue1

[1] west(ern); the west [2] Western; the West; European; American; Occidental; foreign [3] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: (#146)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

西

Don't confuse with:
四匹

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密西西比州 mat6 sai1 sai1 bei2 zau1 mi4 xi1 xi1 bi3 zhou1 = Mississippi - US State; also 密州 for short

西瓜 sai1 gwaa1 xi1 gua1 = watermelon

西菜 sai1 coi3 xi1 cai4 = western food

西方 sai1 fong1 xi1 fang1 = Occidental; the Occident; western

吃東西 hek3 dung1 sai1 chi1 dong1 xi5 = to eat 國

東西 dung1 sai1 dong1 xi1, dong1 xi5 (PRC) = east-west; thing; person

馬來西亞 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3 (Taiwan), ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 (PRC) = Malaysia

西南 sai1 naam4 xi1 nan2 = southwest

西北 sai1 bak1 xi1 bei3 = northwest

東南西北 dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1 dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3 = the four cardinal directions

西藥 sai1 joek6 xi1 yao4 = Western medicine

西山 sai1 saan1 xi1 shan1 = [1] western hills or mountains; [2] Western Hills (a popular recreation area near Beijing)

華西 waa4 sai1 hua2 xi1 = West China

西半球 sai1 bun3 kau4 xi1 ban4 qiu2 = Western Hemisphere

大道西 daai6 dou6 sai1 da4 dao4 xi1 = Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

西瓜刀 sai1 gwaa1 dou1 xi1 gua1 dao1 = a kind of long and thin knife 粵

西冷排 sai1 laang5*1 paai4 xi1 leng3 pai2 = sirloin steak

墨西哥 mak6 sai1 go1 mo4 xi1 ge1 = Mexico

大西洋 daai6 sai1 joeng4 da4 xi1 yang2 = Atlantic Ocean

紐西蘭 nau5/nau2 sai1 laan4 niu3 xi1 lan2 = New Zealand

巴西 baa1 sai1 ba1 xi1 = Brazil

西班牙 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 xi1 ban1 ya2 = Spain

山西 saan1 sai1 shan1 xi1 = Shanxi

西裝 sai1 zong1 xi1 zhuang1 = western style suit

西洋菜 sai1 joeng4 coi3 xi1 yang2 cai4 = watercress; [粵] foreign girl or young woman; syn. [國] 水田芥

西蘭花 sai1 laan4 faa1 xi1 lan2 hua1 = broccoli

西米 sai1 mai5 = sago; tapioca

西安 sai1 on1 xi1 an1 = Xi'an, Sai On

西服 sai1 fuk6 xi1 fu2 = Western-style clothes

西歐 sai1 au1 xi1 ou1 = Western Europe

西湖 sai1 wu4 xi1 hu2 = West Lake, Sai Wu

西紅柿 sai1 hung4 ci2 xi1 hong2 shi4 = (Northern China) tomato 國

西邊 sai1 bin1 xi1 bian1 = west side, western part, west of; (placename) Sai Bin

西部 sai1 bou6 xi1 bu4 = western part; western section

西醫 sai1 ji1 xi1 yi1 = Western medicine; doctor trained in Western medicine

西面 sai1 min6 xi1 mian4 = west side; western part; west of; west face

西餐 sai1 caan1 xi1 can1 = Western-style food

新西蘭 san1 sai1 laan4 xin1 xi1 lan2 = New Zealand

西灣河 sai1 waan1 ho4*2 = Sai Wan Ho (MTR station)

廣西省 gwong2 sai1 saang2 guang3 xi1 sheng3 = Guangxi province

中西部 zung1 sai1 bou6 = midwest

法西斯 faat3 sai1 si1 fa3 xi1 si1 = fascist

廣西 gwong2 sai1 guang3 xi1 = Guangxi province in China

西洋鏡 sai1 joeng4 geng3 xi1 yang2 jing4 = peepshow

西點 sai1 dim2 xi1 dian3 = West Point; confect (to put together by combining materials)

西洋參 sai1 joeng4 sam1 = American ginseng

西岸 sai1 ngon6 = West Bank

盤尼西林 pun4 nei4 sai1 lam4 pan2 ni2 xi1 lin2 = penicillin (loan word); see also 青霉素

西柚 sai1 jau6*2 = grapefruit

西環 sai1 waan4 xi1 huan2 = Western District

西米露 sai1 mai5 lou6 = dessert of sago and coconuts milk

西芹菜 sai1 kan4 coi3 = celery

西餅 sai1 beng2 = cake; western-style pastry

歸西 gwai1 sai1 = to die, pass away (lit., "go west" to the dead)

西芹 sai1 kan4*2 = celery 粵

西人 sai1 jan4 xi1 ren2 = a western person; a westerner; a caucasian man 粵

西多士 sai1 do1 si6*2 = French toast 粵

西褲 sai1 fu3 = trousers

西米布甸 sai1 mai5 bou3 din1 = custard pudding with sago

西隧 sai1 seoi6 = Western Harbour Crossing

東奔西走 dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3 = (saying) hustle about; go here and there

法蘭西 faat3 laan4 sai1 fa4 lan2 xi1 (Taiwan), fa3 lan2 xi1 (PRC) = France

向西南 hoeng3 sai1 naam4 xiang4 xi1 nan2 = southwestward

向西 hoeng3 sai1 xiang4 xi1 = westward; (placename) Heung Sai

西打 sai1 daa2 xi1 da3 = cider

西元 sai1 jyun4 = A.D. (After Death (of Christ)); C.E.

西元前 sai1 jyun4 cin4 = BC (Before Christ); BCE (Before Common Era)

荃灣西 cyun4 waan1 sai1 = Tsuen Wan West

西生菜 sai1 saang1 coi3 xi1 sheng1 cai4 = European lettuce

西星斑 sai1 sing1 baan1 = squaretail coralgrouper

法西斯主義 faat3 sai1 si1 zyu2 ji6 = fascism

馬來西亞人 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 jan4 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) ren2 = a Malaysian person

西餅店 sai1 beng2 dim3 = a cake shop

西方禮儀 sai1 fong1 lai5 ji4 xi1 fang1 li3 yi2 = Western etiquette

西北方 sai1 bak1 fong1 xi1 bei3 fang1 = northwest; northwestern

西藏人 sai1 zong6 jan4 xi1 zang4 ren2 = a Tibetan, a person from Tibet

西砵 sai1 but3*1 = a sideboard (loanword)

西班牙咖啡 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gaa3 fe1 = Spanish coffee

西班牙文 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man4*2 xi1 ban1 ya2 wen2 = Spanish (language)

西班牙人 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4 = a Spanish person

西餐房 sai1 caan1 fong4*2 = a Western-style restaurant

西餐樓 sai1 caan1 lau4*2 = a Western-style restaurant

西冷 sai1 laang5*1 = [n] sirloin (loanword)

西冷牛扒 sai1 laang5*1 ngau4 paa2 = a sirloin steak 粵

西文 sai1 man4 = a foreign language (外國語/外國文/外國字)

西洋鬼 sai1 joeng4 gwai2 = [n] a foreigner (pejorative)

西洋劍 sai1 joeng4 gim3 = [n] foil, epee, saber used for fencing

西洋仔 sai1 joeng4 zai2 = [n] a Portuguese man; a foreigner

西紙 sai1 zi2 = foreign paper currency 粵

馬來西亞華人 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) hua2 ren2 = Chinese Malaysian person

買東西 maai5 dung1 sai1 mai3 dong1 xi5 = to go shopping (lit., "buy things")

西周 sai1 zau1 xi1 zhou1 = Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

粵西 jyut6 sai1 = [n] Guangxi province

西葫蘆 sai1 wu4 lou4*2 xi1 hu2 lu4 = [botany] pumpkin; summer squash

西西 sai1 sai1 xi1 xi1 = carbon copy in email (cc, c.c.); short for Mississippi

西式 sai1 sik1 xi1 shi4 = Western style

西學 sai1 hok6 xi1 xue2 = Western learning

一東一西 jat1 dung1 jat1 sai1 yi1 dong1 yi1 xi1 = one east, one west; poles apart

西洋李子 sai1 joeng4 lei5 zi2 xi1 yang2 li3 zi5 = a plum

單吊西 daan1 diu3 sai1 = have only one Western suit 粵

單件西裝 daan1 gin6 sai1 zong1 = a western style suit

你東我西 nei5 dung1 ngo5 sai1 = part company with each going his own way

西方文化 sai1 fong1 man4 faa3 xi1 fang1 wen2 hua4 = Western culture (common formation)

墨西哥桃花心木 mak6 sai1 go1 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6 = Swietenia humilis (Mexican mahogany)

西方人 sai1 fong1 jan4 xi1 fang1 ren2 = a western person; a westerner; a caucasian man

西洋拳 sai1 joeng4 kyun4 xi1 yang2 quan2 = western boxing

西方化 sai1 fong1 faa3 xi1 fang1 hua4 = occidentalized; westernized

西方國家 sai1 fong1 gwok3 gaa1 xi1 fang1 guo2 jia1 = occident, western countries, western world

東奔西跑 dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 dong1 ben1 xi1 pao3 = to rush about or around; run around here and there

墨西哥辣豆湯 mak6 sai1 go1 laat6 dau6 tong1 = chili con carne (lit., "Mexican hot bean soup")

西菜牛肉球 sai1 coi3 ngau4 juk6 kau4 xi1 cai4 niu2 rou4 qiu2 = beef balls with watercress

西洋跳棋 sai1 joeng4 tiu3 kei4*2 = English draughts, American checkers

泰西 taai3 sai1 tai4 xi1 = the Far West; old term for Europe and America, opposite of 泰東

極西 gik6 sai1 ji2 xi1 = the Far West; old term for Europe, opposite of 極東

揦西 laa2 sai1 = slip-shod 粵

香港西區隧道 hoeng1 gong2 sai1 keoi1 seoi6 dou6 = Western Harbour Tunnel (西隧)

東家唔打打西家 dung1 gaa1 m4 daa2 daa2 sai1 gaa1 = I don't care about this job 粵

美心西餅 mei5 sam1 sai1 beng2 mei3 xin1 xi1 bing3 = Maxim's bakery, Maxim's cakes

西裔 sai1 jeoi6 = ethnic Spanish

中西 zung1 sai1 zhong1 xi1 = Chinese and western, Sino-western

墨西哥薄餅 mak6 sai1 go1 bok6 beng2 = a quesadilla (lit., "Mexican pizza") 粵 (common formation)

西裝骨骨 sai1 zong1 gwat1 gwat1 xi1 zhuang1 gu3*2 gu3 = look all spiff dressed in a suit 粵

西裝筆挺 sai1 zong1 bat1 ting5 xi1 zhuang1 bi3 ting3 = dressed in a well-ironed, trim suit

西字頭 sai1 zi6 tau4 xi1 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 146 (west) (覀)

老西 lou5 sai1 = western style suit 粵

西報 sai1 bou3 = English newspaper 粵

聲東擊西 sing1 dung1 gik1 sai1 sheng1 dong1 ji1 xi1 = look one way and row another

食西北風 sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1 shi2 xi1 bei3 feng1 = have nothing to eat; live on air 粵

喝西北風 hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 he1 xi1 bei3 feng1 = have nothing to eat; live on air

情人眼裏有西施 cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 jau5 sai1 si1 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 you3 xi1 shi1 = beauty is in the eye of the beholder

西樂 sai1 ngok6 xi1 yue4 = western music

西裝友 sai1 zong1 jau5 xi1 zhuang1 you3 = someone who wears a western style suit 粵

西片 sai1 pin3*2 xi1 pian4 = foreign movies especially from America and Europe

西斜 sai1 ce4 xi1 xie2 = (of a room) to have western exposure (to the sun) 粵

西曬 sai1 saai3 xi1 shai4 = (of a room) to have exposure to the sun from the west

西斜熱 sai1 ce4 jit6 xi1 xie2 re4 = heat produced from a room with western exposure 粵

西洋棋 sai1 joeng4 kei4*2 xi1 yang2 qi2 = chess

上西天 soeng5 sai1 tin1 shang4 xi1 tian1 = to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise

西港島線 sai1 gong2 dou2 sin3 xi1 gang3 dao3 xian4 = MTR west island line

西梅汁 sai1 mui4 zap1 = prune juice

西梅 sai1 mui4*2 xi1 mei2 = prune 粵

法蘭西多士 faat3 laan4 sai1 do1 si6*2 = French toast 粵

中西合璧 zung1 sai1 hap6 bik1 zhong1 xi1 he2 bi4 = mix of Chinese and western cultures, Sino-west mix

東倒西歪 dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 dong1 dao3 xi1 wai1 = stagger; swing and sway; unable to stand steady

送去西天 sung3 heoi3 sai1 tin1 song4 qu4 xi1 tin1 = kill somebody 粵

東張西望 dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4 = look in every direction

各散東西 gok3 saan3 dung1 sai1 ge4 san4 dong1 xi1 = each goes a separate way

西藏 sai1 zong6 xi1 zang4 = Tibet

印度尼西共和國 jan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 gong4 he2 gwo2 = Republic of Indonesia

印度尼西亞 jan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 aa3 yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 ya3 (Taiwan), yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 ya4 (PRC) = Indonesia

密克羅尼西亞聯邦 mat6 hak1 lo4 nei4 sai1 aa3 lyun4 bong1 mi4 ke4 luo2 ni2 xi1 ya4 lian2 bang1 = Federated States of Micronesia

聖盧西亞 sing3 lou4 sai1 aa3 sheng4 lu2 xi1 ya4 = Saint Lucia

聖多美和普林西比 sing3 do1 mei5 wo4 pou2 lam4 sai1 bei2 sheng4 duo1 mei3 he2 pu3 lin2 xi1 bi3 = Sao Tome and Principe

突尼西亞 dat6 nei4 sai1 aa3 tu1 ni2 si1 ya1 = Tunisia

西貢 sai1 gung3 = Saigon

江西 gong1 sai1 = Jiangxi (province in China)

西大水 sai1 daai6 seoi2 = a flood (of the West River in GZ)

西圈 sai1 hyun1 xi1 quan1 = (mahjong) west round

西位 sai1 wai6*2 xi1 wei4 = (mahjong) west seat/player

紐西蘭紙 nau2 sai1 laan4 zi2 = New Zealand Dollar

西北航空公司 sai1 bak1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Northwest Airlines

波利尼西亞 bo1 lei6 nei4 sai1 aa3 bo1 li4 ni2 xi1 ya4 = Polynesia

北大西洋 bak1 daai6 sai1 joeng4 bei3 da4 xi1 yang2 = North Atlantic

北大西洋公約組織 bak1 daai6 sai1 joeng4 gung1 joek3 zou2 zik1 bei3 da4 xi1 yang2 gong1 yue1 zu3 zhi1 = the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

墨西哥人 mak6 sai1 go1 jan4 mo4 xi1 ge1 ren2 = Mexican

墨西哥城 mak6 sai1 go1 sing4 mo4 xi1 ge1 cheng2 = Mexico City

墨西哥灣 mak6 sai1 go1 waan1 mo4 xi1 ge1 wan1 = Gulf of Mexico

摩西 mo1 sai1 mo2 xi1 = Moses

摩西律法 mo1 sai1 leot6 faat3 mo2 xi1 lv4 fa3 = law of Moses

新墨西哥 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 = New Mexico

新澤西州 san1 zaak6 sai1 zau1 Xin1 ze2 xi1 zhou1 = New Jersey

江西省 gong1 sai1 saang2 jiang1 xi1 sheng3 = Jiangxi, a central China province

西貢叾 sai1 gung3 duk1 xi1 gong4 du3 = Sai Kung Tuk, Hong Kong

巴西人 baa1 sai1 jan4 ba1 xi1 ren2 = a Brazilian person

巴西利亞 baa1 sai1 lei6 aa3 ba1 xi1 li4 ya4 = Brasilia

巴西的 baa1 sai1 dik1 ba1 xi1 de5 = [adj] Brazilian 國

尼科西亞 nei4 fo1 sai1 aa3 ni2 ke1 xi1 ya4 = Nicosia

客西馬尼園 haak3 sai1 maa5 nei4 jyun4 ke4 xi1 ma3 ni2 yuan2 = Garden of Gethsemane

山西省 saan1 sai1 saang2 shan1 xi1 sheng3 = Shanxi, a central China province

西漢 sai1 hon3 = Western Han Dynasty (also 前漢)

西東大學 sai1 dung1 daai6 hok6 xi1 dong1 da4 xue2 = Seton Hall University

歌羅西書 go1 lo4 sai1 syu1 ge1 luo2 xi1 shu1 = Colossians

西北大學 sai1 bak1 daai6 hok6 xi1 bei3 da4 xue2 = Northwest University (in Xi'an, Shaanxi, also in Evanston, Illinois)

西華 sai1 waa4 Xi1 hua2 = [n] Xihua (place in Henan), Sai Wah

西西里 sai1 sai1 lei5 xi1 xi1 li3 = Sicily; Sicilia

定西 ding6 sai1 ding4 xi1 = Dingxi (place in Gansu)

定西地區 ding6 sai1 dei6 keoi1 ding4 xi1 di4 qu1 = Dingxi district (district in Gansu)

汾西 fan4 sai1 fen2 xi1 = Fenxi (place in Shanxi)

肥西 fei4 sai1 fei2 xi1 = Feixi (place in Anhui)

雞西 gai1 sai1 ji1 xi1 = Jixi (city in Heilongjiang)

錦西 gam2 sai1 jin3 xi1 = Jinxi (city in Liaoning)

河西堡 ho4 sai1 bou2 he2 xi1 bao3 = Hexibao (place in Gansu)

揭西 kit3 sai1 jie1 xi1 = Jiexi (place in Guangdong)

蘭西 laan4 sai1 lan2 xi1 = Lanxi (place in Heilongjiang)

臨西 lam4 sai1 lin2 xi1 = Linxi (place in Hebei)

林西 lam4 sai1 lin2 xi1 = Linxi (place in Inner Mongolia)

萊西 loi4 sai1 lai2 xi1 = Laixi (city in Shandong)

安西 on1 sai1 an1 xi1 = Anxi (place in Gansu)

湖西鄉 wu4 sai1 hoeng1 hu2 xi1 xiang1 = Huhsi (village in Taiwan)

靖西 zing6 sai1 jing4 xi1 = Jingxi (place in Guangxi)

楠西鄉 naam4 sai1 hoeng1 nan2 xi1 xiang1 = Nanhsi (village in Taiwan)

岳西 ngok6 sai1 yue4 xi1 = Yuexi (place in Anhui)

台西鄉 toi4 sai1 hoeng1 tai2 xi1 xiang1 = Taihsi (village in Taiwan)

西九龍快速公路 sai1 gau2 lung4 faai3 cuk1 gung1 lou6 = West Kowloon Expressway

墨西哥航空公司 mak6 sai1 go1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Mexicana Airlines

西班牙國家航空 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1 = Iberia (Airlines)

西方七國首腦會議 sai1 fong1 cat1 gwok3 sau2 nou5 wui6 ji5 = G7 Summit

西布朗 sai1 bou3 long5 = West Bromwich Albion (England)

西貢海 sai1 gung3 hoi2 = Sai Kung Hoi, Inner Port Shelter

巴西航空公司 baa1 sai1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Varig Brazilian Airlines

紐西蘭航空 nau5 /nau2 sai1 laan4 hong4 hung1 = Air New Zealand

美國西北航空 mei5 gwok3 sai1 bak1 hong4 hung1 = Northwest Airlines Inc.

馬來西亞航空 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 hong4 hung1 = Malaysian Airlines

西九龍走廊 sai1 gau2 lung4 zau2 long4 = West Kowloon Corridor

西貢公路 sai1 gung3 gung1 lou6 = Hirams Highway

合成西藥 hap6 sing4 sai1 joek6 he2 cheng2 xi1 yao4 = synthetic pharmaceutical drugs (common formation)

九廣西鐵 gau2 gwong2 sai1 tit3 = Kowloon West Rail

西遊記 sai1 jau4 gei3 xi1 you2 ji4 = "Journey to the West" (known to western readers as "Monkey")

達文西 daat6 man4 sai1 = (Leonardo) da Vinci

西方馬腦炎病毒 sai1 fong1 maa5 nou5 jim4 beng6 duk6 xi1 fang1 ma3 nao3 yan2 bing4 du2 = western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

河西 ho4 sai1 he2 xi1 = the land to the west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces

河西走廊 ho4 sai1 zau2 long4 he2 xi1 zou3 lang2 = the Gansu corridor

西吉 sai1 gat1 xi1 ji2 = Xiji (place in Ningxia)

西澳大利亞 sai1 ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 xi1 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 = Western Australia (State of Australia)

皇后大道西 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 sai1 huang2 hou4 da4 dao4 xi1 = Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

西伯利亞 sai1 baak3 lei6 aa3 = Siberia

西洋 sai1 joeng4 = Portugal; foreign countries in general

西德 sai1 dak1 = West Germany

西江 sai1 gong1 = the West River, Xijiang River (longest in South China)

西武 sai1 mou5 = Seibu (Japanese department store in HK)

西區海底隧道 sai1 keoi1 hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6 = the Western Harbour Tunnel

馬來西亞華人公會 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4 gung1 wui6*2 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 hua2 ren2 gong1 hui4 = Malaysian Chinese Association

西林 sai1 lam4 xi1 lin2 = Xilin (place in Guangxi)

新澤西 san1 zaak6 sai1 xin1 ze2 xi1 = New Jersey

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 kong3 noi6 gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4 gam1 pou4 kwan2 kang4 nai4 jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 jin1 pu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

西南非洲 sai1 naam4 fei1 zau1 xi1 nan2 fei1 zhou1 = Southwest Africa

西沙群島 sai1 saa1 kwan4 dou2 xi1 sha1 qun2 dan3 = the Xisha Islands

西印度群島 sai1 jan3 dou6 kwan4 dou2 xi1 yin4 du4 qun2 dao3 = the West Indies

西安事變 sai1 on1 si6 bin3 xi1 an1 shi4 bian4 = the Xi'an Incident

西撒哈拉 sai1 saat3 haa1 laai1 xi1 sa1 ha1 la1 = Western Sahara

大西島 daai6 sai1 dou2 = Atlantis (fabled island located west of the Strait of Gibraltar)

陝西 sim2 sai1 shan3 xi1 = Shaanxi (province)

山西大學 saan1 sai1 daai6 hok6 shan1 xi1 da4 xue2 = Shanxi University

西北工業大學 sai1 bak1 gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6 xi1 bei3 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2 = Northwestern Polytechnical University

西南交通大學 sai1 naam4 gaau1 tung1 daai6 hok6 xi1 nan2 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2 = Southwest Jiaotong University

澳洲紐西蘭銀行集團有限公司 ou3 zau1 nau2 sai1 laan4 ngan4 hong4 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (common formation)

西太平洋銀行 sai1 taai3 ping4 joeng4 ngan4 hong4 = Westpac Banking Corporation (common formation)

西德商業銀行 sai1 dak1 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4 = Commerzbank AG (common formation)

西日本銀行 sai1 jat6 bun2 ngan4 hong4 = Nishi-Nippon Bank, Ltd. (common formation)

西九龍 sai1 gau2 lung4 xi1 jiu3 long2 = West Kowloon

西貢煲仔飯 sai1 gung3 bou1 zai2 faan6 = Saigon special clay pot

西營盤 sai1 jing4 pun4 xi1 ying2 pan2 = Sai Ying Pun

新墨西哥州 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 zau1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 zhou1 = New Mexico

西弗 sai1 fat1 xi1 fu2 = sievert (Sv)

德彪西 dak1 biu1 sai1 de2 biao1 xi1 = Debussy

MK姣西 MK haau4 sai1 = a pejorative for difficult HK females 粵

西施 sai1 si1 xi1 shi1 = Xi Shi, one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China; a beautiful woman

檳榔西施 ban1 long4 sai1 si1 bin1 lang2 xi1 shi1 = betelnut girls (common formation)

密西根 mat6 sai1 gan1 mi4 xi1 gen1 = Michigan

密西西比 mat6 sai1 sai1 bei2 mi4 xi1 xi1 bi3 = Mississippi

田納西 tin4 naap6 sai1 tian2 na4 xi1 = Tennessee

西維吉尼亞 sai1 wai4 gat1 nei4 aa3 xi1 wei2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = West Virginia 粵

西佛吉尼亞 sai1 fat6 gat1 nei4 aa3 xi1 fo2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = West Virginia

情人眼裡出西施 cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 = love is blind

江西話 gong1 sai1 waa6*2 jiang1 xi1 hua4 = Gan Chinese

西搭琴 sai1 daap3 kam4 xi1 da1 qin2 = sitar, setar

紐澤西護欄 nau2 zaak6 sai1 wu6 laan4 = a Jersey barrier

西門町 sai1 mun4 ding1 xi1 men2 ding1 = Ximending, a pedestrian area in Taipei city

納西族 naap6 sai1 zuk6 na4 xi1 zu2 = Nakhi, Naxi

納西語 naap6 sai1 jyu5 na4 xi1 yu3 = the Nakhi / Naxi language

西洋菜街 sai1 joeng4 coi3 gaai1 = Sai Yeung Choi Street

西裝革履 sai1 zong1 gaak3 lei5 xi1 zhuang1 ge2 lv3 = dressed in a suit and leather shoes

意式西部片 ji3 sik1 sai1 bou6 pin3*2 = a Spaghetti Western (movie) (common formation)

法蘭西共和國 faat3 laan4 sai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 fa3 lan2 xi1 gong4 he2 guo2 = French Republic

德輔道西 dak1 fu6 dou6 sai1 de2 fu3 dao4 xi1 = Des Voeux Road West, Sai Wan, Hong Kong

浦西 pou2 sai1 pu3 xi1 = Puxi (district in Shanghai)

聖荷西 sing3 ho4 sai1 sheng4 he2 xi1 = San Jose (loanword)

西牆 sai1 coeng4 xi1 qiang2 = The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel

路姆西 lou6 mou5 sai1 lu4 mu3 xi1 = Lufsig, the Ikea wolf

廣西壯族自治區 gwong2 sai1 zong3 zuk6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 guang3 xi1 zhuang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1 = Guangxi Autonomous Region in South central China, location of the Zhuang minority peoples

華西大學 waa4 sai1 daai6 hok6 hua2 xi1 da4 xue2 = West China Union University (former Christian univ in Chengdu, now merged with Szechuan University)

西藏自治區 sai1 zong6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 xi1 zang4 zi4 zhi4 qu1 = [n] Tibetan Autonomous Region, far west Chinese province

關西鎮 gwaan1 sai1 zan3 guan1 xi1 zhen4 = Kuanhsi (town in Taiwan)

麗江納西族自治縣 lai6 gong1 naap6 sai1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 li4 jiang1 Na4 xi1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Lijiang Naxi autonomous county (county in Yunnan)

馬來西亞綜合指數 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 zung3 hap6 zi2 sou3 = Kuala Lumpur Composite Index

青衣西路 cing1 ji1 sai1 lou6 = Tsing Yi Road West

西鐵 sai1 tit3 = West Rail

美國西南航空 mei5 gwok3 sai1 naam4 hong4 hung1 mei3 guo2 xi1 nan2 hang2 kong1 = Southwest Airlines

西南航空 sai1 naam4 hong4 hung1 xi1 nan2 hang2 kong1 = Southwest Airlines

法蘭西體育場 faat3 laan4 sai1 tai2 juk6 coeng4 fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2 xi1 ti3 yu4 chang3 = Stade de France

法蘭西學會 faat3 laan4 sai1 hok6 wui6*2 fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2 xi1 xue2 hui4 = Institut de France

歌羅西 go1 lo4 sai1 ge1 luo2 xi1 = Colossae

新西伯利亞 san1 sai1 baak3 lei6 aa3 xin1 xi1 bo2 li4 ya4 = Novosibirsk (city in Russia)

西雅圖 sai1 ngaa5 tou4 xi1 ya3 tu2 = Seattle

西彎 sai1 waan1 xi1 wan1 = Siwan

瑪西班 maa5 sai1 baan1 ma3 xi1 ban1 = Marcheshvan

關西 gwaan1 sai1 guan1 xi1 = Kansai region, Japan

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我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。國
I like to drink watermelon juice.

我正在收拾東西國
I'm cleaning up!
[Lit. I in-the-process-of tidying-up things]

我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了國
We have so much nice food in the house.

套西裝洗咗喇粵
The suit has been cleaned.
[[literal] 套 (classifier) + 西裝 western suit + 洗咗 have washed + 喇 (final particle) This simple sentence shows that passive construction in Cantonese does not always need a passive marker (俾) as it does in English.]

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

啲西瓜倒瓤咯！粵
The water melons are overly ripe (and spoilt)!

佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲粵
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

新澤西州到處都係不毛之地粵
New Jersey is just barren wasteland.
[Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]

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