西南

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西南

xīnán Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄋㄢˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
sai¹ naam⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
sî-nàm Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
sai-lâm Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
se-lâm Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
xīnán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄋㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
sinán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
hsi¹-nan² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
syī-nán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
shinan Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
синань Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ɕi⁵⁵ nän³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
sai¹ naam⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sāi nàahm Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sei¹ nam⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/sɐi̯⁵⁵ naːm²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sî-nàm Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
xi^ˊ nam^ˇ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
xi¹ nam² Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
/si²⁴ nam¹¹/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
sai-lâm Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
sailaam Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
/sai̯⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
/sai̯⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen

Sounds like 息男, 西南

noun

西偏南的方向

proper noun

(～地區) 地區名，位於中國，包括重庆、四川、贵州、云南和西藏自治区
historical (～大行政區, ～區) 舊行政區名，位於中國，自1949年至1954年，包括重庆、四川、西康、贵州、云南

In English

southwest compass point
Xinan subdistrict; town

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {西南},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%A5%BF%E5%8D%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}