西垂

Chinese

		west	frontier
simp. and trad. (西垂)		西	垂

Etymology

From its status at the western periphery of Zhou civilization and power.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīchuí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄔㄨㄟˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīchuí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄔㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shichwei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sichuéi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

西垂

(historical) Xichui, a fief of Zhou China, held by the ancestors of the future dukes of Qin
(historical) Xichui, its seat at the site of present-day Lixian in Gansu

Synonyms

禮縣／礼县 (Lǐxiàn)
犬丘 (Quǎnqiū)

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