西

Derived characters

• 哂, 㛉, 𡶼, 廼, 徆, 恓, 拪, 洒, 𤞏, 迺, 䧈, 𢬣, 晒, 栖, 毢, 𤈇, 牺, 𤥒, 𦚵, 𠒓, 𥙘, 硒, 䄽, 𬭄, 粞, 絤(𬘟), 𦕩, 舾, 𬠂, 𧧍, 跴, 𨠴, 𫘊, 𫙘
• 𪠧, 𨚹, 𤿢, 𪀹, 酉, 𡧳, 茜, 䇴, 𤶈, 𪎢, 氥, 𰀾, 閪

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1128, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34763
• Dae Jaweon: page 1595, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2805, character 2
• Unihan data for U+897F

Pronunciation

Definitions

西

1. west; western; occidental
2. (Cantonese, minced oath) Euphemistic form of 閪 / 𲈹 (hai¹).

   西人 [Cantonese]  ―  sai¹ jan⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  cunt; jerk

   西客 [Cantonese]  ―  sai¹ haak³ [Jyutping]  ―  bad customer

   西口西面 [Cantonese]  ―  sai¹ hau² sai¹ min⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  bitch-face

3. (Buddhism) western paradise

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) 方位;

西北 (xīběi)	北	東北 / 东北 (dōngběi)
西 (xī)		東 / 东 (dōng)
西南 (xīnán)	南	東南 / 东南 (dōngnán)

Compounds

Descendants

Others:

• Japanese: 西(シャー) (shā, “west wind (mahjong tile)”)

Pronunciation

Definitions

西

1. Short for 西班牙 (Xībānyá, “Spain”).

   西語／西语  ―  xīyǔ  ―  Spanish language

   西政府  ―  xī zhèngfǔ  ―  Spanish government

   赴西  ―  fù xī  ―  (formal) to go to Spain

Pronunciation

Definitions

西 (Cantonese)

1. spin (noun)

   腳趾尾拉西／脚趾尾拉西 [Cantonese]  ―  goek³ zi² mei^5-1 laai¹ sai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to do a sidespin with one's little toe

2. to spin; to cause to spin
3. carrying spin
4. to deviate from a path due to some force
   • 2019 December 18, “九巴車禍：乘客身體被劏開內臟溢出　車廂變煉獄”, in 東網‎:

     坐於肇事巴士下層第2排的何先生稱，當時下層乘客全部坐在座椅上，突然聽到「嘭」一聲巨響，感覺到車身「擺一擺」及「西埋一邊」。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     坐于肇事巴士下层第2排的何先生称，当时下层乘客全部坐在座椅上，突然听到「嘭」一声巨响，感觉到车身「摆一摆」及「西埋一边」。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     co⁵ jyu¹ siu⁶ si⁶ baa¹ si^6-2 haa⁶ cang⁴ dai⁶ ji⁶ paai⁴ dik¹ ho⁴ sin¹ saang¹ cing¹, dong¹ si⁴ haa⁶ cang⁴ sing⁴ haak³ cyun⁴ bou⁶ co⁵ zoi⁶ zo⁶ ji² soeng⁶, dat⁶ jin⁴ teng¹ dou^3-2 “baang⁴” jat¹ sing¹ geoi⁶ hoeng², gam² gok³ dou³ ce¹ san¹ “baai² jat¹ baai²” kap⁶ “sai¹ maai⁴ jat¹ bin¹”. [Jyutping]

     Mr Ho, who sat at the second row of the lower deck of the bus, said that all lower deck passengers were sitting on their seats. He suddenly heard a loud banging noise and felt that the vehicle body swung and moved towards its side.

5. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   架車轉彎嗰陣好西。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   架车转弯嗰阵好西。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gaa³ ce¹ zyun³ waan¹ go² zan^6-2 hou² sai¹. [Jyutping]

   There was strong centrifugal force when the vehicle turned.

6. to hit (clarification of this definition is needed)

   一嘢西落佢度 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   jat¹ je⁵ sai¹ lok⁶ keoi⁵ dou⁶ [Jyutping]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Compounds