西安

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西安

Xī'ān Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄢ Mandarin, Bopomofo
sai¹ on¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
Sî-ôn Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
Să̤-ăng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
Se-an Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
sai¹ ang¹ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
¹shi-oe Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
Xī'ān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄢ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
Si-an Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
Hsi¹-an¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
Syī-ān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
Shian Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
Сиань Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ɕi⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
sai¹ on¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sāi ōn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sei¹ on¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/sɐi̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
Sî-ôn Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
xi^ˊ on^ˊ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
xi¹ on¹ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
/si²⁴⁻¹¹ on²⁴/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
Să̤-ăng Min Dong, Fuzhou, Foochow Romanized

Sounds like 西安, 錫安, 锡安, 醯胺

proper noun

(～市) 中國陝西的副省級市和省會

In English

Xi'an capital of Shaanxi and former capital of China — see also Chang'an

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {西安},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%A5%BF%E5%AE%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}