汕尾

Chinese

		Swatow	tail
simp. and trad. (汕尾)		汕	尾

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shànwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saan³ mei⁵

(Taishan, Wiktionary): san¹ mei²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Sòaⁿ-bé / Sòaⁿ-bóe

(Teochew, Peng'im): suan³ bhuê²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shànwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shànwěi
  - Wade–Giles: Shan⁴-wei³
  - Yale: Shàn-wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shannwoei
  - Palladius: Шаньвэй (Šanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saan³ mei⁵
  - Yale: saan méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saan³ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: san³ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn³³ mei̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: san¹ mei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /san³³ ᵐbei⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sòaⁿ-bé
  - Tâi-lô: Suànn-bé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svoarbea
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suã²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sòaⁿ-bóe
  - Tâi-lô: Suànn-bué
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svoarboea
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /suã²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: suan³ bhuê²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suàⁿ bué
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bue⁵²⁻²¹/

Proper noun

汕尾

(～市) Shanwei, Swabue (a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China)

Descendants

→ English: Shanwei, Swabue