西 (sai1) — west(ern); the west in Cantonese
saiˉ¹西Mandarin Pinyin: xi1
Meaning of 西
nounwest(ern); the west
nounWestern; the West; European; American; Occidental; foreign
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 西
我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。
I like to drink watermelon juice.
我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了
We have so much nice food in the house.
haiˊ²喺maaˏ₅馬loiˎ₄來saiˉ¹西aa˗₃亞，meiˍ₆未munˏ₅滿17sapˍ₆歲catˉ¹嘅seoi˗₃人ge˗₃唔janˎ₄准mˎ₄揸zeonˊ²車。
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.
啲西瓜倒瓤咯！
The water melons are overly ripe (and spoilt)!
佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.
Words Containing 西
西洋參sai1 joeng4 sam1
American ginseng
情人眼裏有西施cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 jau5 sai1 si1
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
西施sai1 si1
Xi Shi, one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China; a beautiful woman
西洋拳sai1 joeng4 kyun4
western boxing
西班牙人sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4
a Spanish person
西裔sai1 jeoi6
ethnic Spanish
泰西taai3 sai1
the Far West; old term for Europe and America, opposite of 泰東
西字頭sai1 zi6 tau4
Kangxi radical 146 (西) in its component form
向西南hoeng3 sai1 naam4
southwestward
中西合璧zung1 sai1 hap6 bik1
mix of Chinese and western cultures, Sino-west mix
吃東西hek3 dung1 sai1
to have a meal [] Cant.: 食嘢
巴西baa1 sai1
Brazil
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