Xī
the West
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
Spanish
dōng xi
thing
stuff
person
CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
Shān xī
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
Xī ān
Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China
see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1]
Shǎn xī
Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3], capital Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4]
Jiāng xī
Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌
Xī zàng
Tibet
Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
Guǎng xī
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih) in southwest China on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
until 1959, Guangxi province
Xī yuán
Christian era
Gregorian calendar
AD (Anno Domini)
same as 公元
Hú xī
Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
xī yī
Western medicine
a doctor trained in Western medicine
xī fāng
the West
the Occident
Western countries
Ān xī
Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
Xiá xī
Shaanxi
erroneous variant of 陝西|陕西 Shaanxi
Xī Zhōu
Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
dōng zhāng xī wàng
to look in all directions (idiom)
to glance around
xī yáng
the West (Europe and North America)
countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
Xī qū
west district of city
west zone
Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city
Zhōng Xī
China and the West
Chinese-Western
Xī hǎi
western sea
Yellow Sea (from Korean perspective)
Xī xī lǐ
Sicily
Sicilia (Italian Island)
xī cān
Western-style food
CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
Xī tiān
the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
Xī píng
Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
Xī yǎ tú
Seattle, Washington State
Xī lín
Xilin county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
Xī shā
see 西沙群島|西沙群岛[Xi1 sha1 Qun2 dao3]
Xī yù
Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
Xī Xià
Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols
Xī shuāng bǎn nà
abbr. for 西雙版納傣族自治州|西双版纳傣族自治州 Xishuangbanna, Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan
xī biān
west
west side
western part
to the west of
Xī Shī
Xi Shi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践 as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
xī àn
the west bank
West Bank of Jordan River
Xī zhí mén
Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
the main northwest gate of Beijing
Xī líng
Xiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
Jī xī
Jixi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Xī Hàn
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4], Former Han Dynasty
xī guā
watermelon
CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5]
Hé xī
land west of the Yellow river
Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
Dìng xī
Dingxi prefecture level city in Gansu
zhōng xī yī
Chinese and Western medicine
a doctor trained in Chinese and Western medicine
Xī níng
Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China
Xī hú
Xihu or West lake (place name)
West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Xī dān
Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing
xī fú
suit
Western-style clothes (historical usage)
xī zhuāng
suit
Western-style clothes
CL:套[tao4]
Xī chāng
Xichang cosmodrome
Xichang county level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú zì zhì qū
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih) in southwest China on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
until 1959, Guangxi province
Xī chéng qū
Xicheng district of central Beijing
Guǎng xī shěng
Guangxi province in south China
since 1959, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区, location of the Zhuang ethnic group, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
Hé xī qū
Hexi district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
Xī hú qū
West lake district (place name)
Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Xī níng shì
Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China
Tiě xī qū
Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Xī tún qū
Hsitun west district of a Taiwanese city
Zhōng Xī qū
Central and Western district of Hong Kong
dōng nán xī běi
east, south, west and north
all directions
dōng xī fāng
east and west
east to west
Qiáo xī
Qiaoxi District (various)
Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
xī yáng xī xià
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
Xī běi Gōng yè Dà xué
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xī huá
Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
Xī Jìn
Western Jin dynasty (265-316)
Xī zàng zì zhì qū
Tibetan autonomous region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏, capital Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨
Bō xī mǐ yà
Bohemia, historical country of central Europe
Tiě xī
Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Xī qīng qū
Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
Xiàn xī
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
Lán xī
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Xī nán Jiāo tōng Dà xué
Southwest Jiaotong University
Xī wén
Spanish
Western language
foreign languages (in Qing times)
Xī qīng
Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
Xī mēn Qìng
Ximen Qing, character from 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] and 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
Xī dé
West Germany
German Federal Republic 德意志·聯邦·共和國|德意志·联邦·共和国[Dé yì zhì · Lián bāng · Gòng hé gúo]
Xī hé
Xihe county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
Guān xī
Kansai region, Japan
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Xī xiāng
Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
Xī nán Dà xué
Southwest University (Chongqing)
kè Xī
xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)
Lín xī
Lingxi county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Féi xī
Feixi county in Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2], Anhui
Hǎi xī
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
Lái xī
Laixi county level city in Qingdao 青島|青岛, Shandong
Xī fēng
Western peak
Xifeng district of Qingyang city 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 shi4], Gansu
Xī yóu jì
Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
Xī gòng
Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam
Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong
Xī ān shì
Xi'an city, subprovincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī shěng] in northwest China
Mò xī gē chéng
Mexico City, capital of Mexico
Shān xī shěng
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
Shǎn xī shěng
Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕, capital Xi'an 西安[Xī ān]
Yáng xī
Yangxi county in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
Lǒng xī
Longxi county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
Jiāng xī shěng
Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌
Kě kě xī lǐ
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]
Xī gǎng qū
Xigang district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning
xī zhuāng gé lǚ
dressed in Western-style clothes
impeccably attired
Xī xiá
Xixia county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
gè bèn dōng xī
to go separate ways (idiom)
to part ways with sb
Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]
Jī xī shì
Jixi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Xī ān shì biàn
Xi'an incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石)
Xī kāng
historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1]
Xī sōng
see 西松建設|西松建设[Xi1 song1 Jian4 she4]
Xī shān qū
Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
Qiáo xī qū
Qiaoxi city district (various)
Qiaoxi district of Shijiazhuang city 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
Xī xiāng jì
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫
Tái xī
Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Xī xué
Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing)
also called 洋務運動|洋务运动
Tái xī
Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
dōng xī fāng wén huà
Eastern and Western culture
Xī gǎng
West Harbor
Hsikang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Xī xiāng táng
Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
xià xī yáng
to sail West (from China)
refers to Zhenghe's 15th century expeditions to the Western Pacific
Dōng xī hú qū
Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
Yuè xī
Yuexi county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
Nà xī zú
Nakhi ethnic group in Yunnan
dōng dǎo xī wāi
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
to sway
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
Dōng xī hú
Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
Xī luó
Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Lái xī shì
Laixi county level city in Qingdao 青島|青岛, Shandong
Lù xī fǎ
Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)
Qián xī
Qianxi county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Lú xī
Luxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
xī zhēng
punitive expedition to the west
Xī shuāng bǎn nà Dǎi zú zì zhì zhōu
Xishuangbanna Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan 雲南|云南
Qiān xī
Qianxi county in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
Xī Liáng
Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)
shēng dōng jī xī
to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
to create a diversion
Dìng xī shì
Dingxi prefecture level city in Gansu
piān xī
inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
Xī xiāng táng qū
Xixiangtang district of Nanning city 南寧市|南宁市[Nán níng shì], Guangxi
Féi xī xiàn
Feixi county in Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2], Anhui
Lín xī
Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
dōng bēn xī pǎo
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
to bustle about
Qián xī nán zhōu
Qianxinan, abbr. for Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou, capital Xing'yi city 興義市|兴义市
Xī gù
Xigu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
Xī chōng
Xichong county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
xī yuè
Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Jiē xī
Jiexi county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首
Yún xī
Yunxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
Xī chāng shì
Xichang county level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
Jìng xī
Jingxi county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
Xī shā Qún dǎo
Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea
xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn
scrambled chicken egg with fresh tomato (well known Mandarin dish)
xī yáng cài
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Mì kè luó ní xī yà
Micronesia in southwest pacific
Xī wáng mǔ
Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality
popularly known as 王母娘娘
dōng bēn xī zǒu
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
to bustle about
to hopscotch
also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]
dōng lā xī chě
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
hē xī běi fēng
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
Xī sōng Jiàn shè
Nishimatsu Construction Co.
Tài xī
"the Far West"
old term for Europe and America
Xī mǐn
Westminster, a London borough
Fén xī
Fengxi county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
Xī shuāng bǎn nà zhōu
Xishuangbanna Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan 雲南|云南
Jiàn xī qū
Jianxi district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
Xī qiáng
Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)
Jǐn xī
Jinxi town, now part of Nanpiao district 南票[Nan2 piao4] of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 shi4], Liaoning
Xī gé mǎ
sigma (Greek letter Σσ)
(symbol for standard deviation in statistics)
Yuè xī
Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
Jiā lì xī yà
Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain
Lù xī
Luxi city in Yunnan, capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州 in west Yunnan
Chéng xī qū
west city district
Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
Xī gōng qū
Xigong district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
Xī jí
Xiji county in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia
Tāng mǔ · Kè lán xī
Tom Clancy (1947-), US author
Xī Yìn dù
West Indies (i.e. the Caribbean)
Xī Ào dà lì yà
Western Australia, Australian state
Yuè xī xiàn
Yuexi county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
Dìng xī dì qū
Dingxi prefecture in Gansu
Bā xī lì yà
Brasilia, capital of Brazil
Hǎi xī zhōu
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
xī pí
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
see also 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2]
Xī yǔ
Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Xī xiù
Xixiu district of Anshun city 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 shi4], Guizhou
Xī xiá xiàn
Xixia county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
Xī ān qū
Xi'an district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin
Xi'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
xī fāng jí lè shì jiè
Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)
guī xī
to die
euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise
Xī fēng
Xifeng county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
Xī gù qū
Xigu district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán zhōu shì], Gansu
Xī mén dīng
Ximending (neighborhood in Wanhua district, Taipei)
Yún xī xiàn
Yunxi county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
Qiān xī xiàn
Qianxi county in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
rì luò xī shān
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
fig. time of decline
the end of an era
Sic transit gloria mundi
Kē xī
Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), French mathematician
Xī xià qū
Xixia district of Yinchuan city 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 shi4], Ningxia
Xī Wèi
Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
Nán xī
Nanhsi township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Xī fú
Sievert (Sv), unit of radiation damage used in radiotherapy
Jiē xī xiàn
Jiexi county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī Shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
xī hā nǔ kè
(King) Sihanouk (of Cambodia)
Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xing'yi city 興義市|兴义市
Hǎi xī Měng gǔ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
Mǎ lái xī yà rén
Malaysian person or people
Xī sài shān
Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
Xī shì qū
West city district
Xishi district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
Xī xiāng xiàn
Xixiang county in Hànzhōng 漢中|汉中[Hàn zhōng], Shǎnxī
Xī líng qū
Xiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
Xī líng xiá
Xiling gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three gorges 三峽|三峡[sān xiá]
Xī píng xiàn
Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
Lù xī shì
Luxi city in Yunnan, capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州 in west Yunnan
Xī sāi luó
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), famous Roman politician, orator and philosopher, murdered at the orders of Marc Anthony
jiǎ yǎng xī lín
methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin) (loanword)
Xī Qín
Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)
Xī yù jì
Report of the regions west of Great Tang
travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 on his travels to Central Asia and India
Xī luó zhèn
Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Jìng xī xiàn
Jingxi county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
Yáng xī xiàn
Yangxi county in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
Qián xī xiàn
Qianxi county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Xī chóu
Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Xīn xī bó lì yà
Novosibirsk (city in Russia)
Xī hú xiāng
Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Xī fēng qū
Xifeng district of Qingyang city 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 shi4], Gansu
Xī chōng xiàn
Xichong county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
Yào xī
Yoshi (Nintendo video game character)
Jiàn xī
Jianxi district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
Lú xī xiàn
Luxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Xī fēng xiàn
Xifeng county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
Lǒng xī xiàn
Longxi county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
Pèi luò xī
Nancy Pelosi (1940-), US Democrat politician from California, speaker of US House of Representatives from 2007
Xī róng
the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards
Xionites (Central Asian nomads)
Xiàn xī xiāng
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
Xī jí xiàn
Xiji county in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia
Xī huá xiàn
Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
shàng xī tiān
to enter heaven
to rise to the Western Paradise
Lán xī xiàn
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
xī yáng jìng
(old) peep show
(fig.) hanky-panky
trickery
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
Rob Peter to pay Paul
Bīn xī fǎ ní yà
Pennsylvania
also written 賓夕法尼亞|宾夕法尼亚
Fén xī xiàn
Fengxi county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
Lín xī xiàn
Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
Xī xiù qū
Xixiu district of Anshun city 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 shi4], Guizhou
Lā měi xī sī
Rameses (name of pharaoh)
Běi Dà xī yáng · gōng yuē · zǔ zhī
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Xī gǎng xiāng
Hsikang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Xī hé xiàn
Xihe county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
Lín xī xiàn
Lingxi county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Hú xī xiāng
Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Xī wū zhū mù qìn qí
West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
Xī yǔ xiāng
Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
dōng nán xī běi zhōng
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Xī Mén bào
Xi Menbao (active around 422 BC), statesman, general and hydraulic engineer of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
Nán xī xiāng
Nanhsi township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Xī lín xiàn
Xilin county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
Dōng Xī dé
East and West Germany
refers to German democratic republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Dà Táng Xī yù jì
Report of the regions west of Great Tang
travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘
Tái xī xiāng
Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Tái xī xiāng
Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Xī nán zhōng shā qún dǎo
Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan
Xī sài shān qū
Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
Xī Liáo
Western Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218
Sū xī luò
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014
Sū lā wēi xī
Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)
Xī lín qū
Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
Xī chóu xiàn
Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Xī ào dà lì yà zhōu
Western Australia, Australian state
Yuè xī xiàn
Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
jià hè xī qù
lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
fig. to pass away (idiom)
xī hóng shì chǎo dàn
scrambled egg with fresh tomatoes (south China)
same as 番茄炒蛋
Ā bǐ xī ní yà
Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
xī sān tiáo
Xisantiao (Beijing placename)
bǐ lā xī tǎn
piracetam (loanword)
see 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮[yi3 xian1 an4 bi3 luo4 wan2 tong2]
Jí xī
"the Far West"
old term for Europe
Ā bù lái tí · Ā bù dū rè xī tí
Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Xī sī tíng
Sistine (Chapel)
also written 西斯汀
Kē xī jiā dǎo
Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)
Xī huā tīng
Xihuating pavilion on west side on Zhongnanhai, home to 周恩來|周恩来
Dá wén xī Mì mǎ
see 達芬奇密碼|达芬奇密码[Da2 fen1 qi2 Mi4 ma3]
dōng xī bàn qiú
East and West hemispheres
Gē luó xī shū
Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians
Gēn xī dǎo
Guernsey (Channel Islands)
Ní kē xī yà
Nicosia, capital of Cyprus
Xī kāng shěng
western Kham
historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1]
Wéi xī xiàn
Weixi Lisu autonomous county in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters
Xī méng xiàn
Ximeng Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
Yù lóng Nà xī zú zì zhì xiàn
Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
Fú lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Xī lā yǎ zú
Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Ān xī xiàn
Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
Xī sī tīng
Sistine (Chapel)
also written 西斯廷
Xī xī jiā
Hezekiah or Ezekias (740-687 BC), twelfth king of Judah (Judaism)
Xī zàng Bǎi wàn Nóng nú Jiě Fàng Jì niàn rì
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
Mó xī wǔ jīng
the Pentateuch
the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
Tè gǔ xī jiā ěr bā
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras
Xī méng Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn
Ximeng Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pǔ ěr], Yunnan
xī bān yá gǎng
Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago
Méi xī yē
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
Mǎ ná xī
Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)
Wéi xī Lì sù zú zì zhì xiàn
Weixi Lisu autonomous county in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, northwest Yunnan
dōng lín xī zhǎo
lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
odds and ends (idiom)
Lì jiāng Nà xī zú zì zhì xiàn
Lijiang Naxi autonomous county in Yunnan
Yuē xī yà
Josiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)
jià hè xī guī
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
Mǎ kè xī mǐ lián
Maximilian or Maximilien (name)
Lǐ bo kè nèi xī
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD
Dōng Xī Zhōu
Eastern Zhou (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou (770-221 BC)
dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
Xī yì
Western skills
in Qing times, refers to Western technology, esp. military and naval know-how
Wǎ dé xī
Waldersee (name)
Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]
Hé xī pù
Hexipu town in Yongchang county 永昌縣|永昌县[Yong3 chang1 xian4], Jinchang 金昌[Jin1 chang1], Gansu
Lù xī fú
Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)
Jié xī kǎ · Ài ěr bā
Jessica Alba, American actress
luò kè xī dé
Lockheed (US aerospace company)
Jié xī · Ōu wén sī
Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete
Bù lín dí xī
Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy
Gé ēn xī dǎo
Guernsey (Channel Islands)
Xī mǐ dé lán zī
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
jià hè xī yóu
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
Hòu Xī yóu jì
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Xī zǐ pěng xīn
lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
fig. a woman's lovely looks, despite the pangs of illness
Jǐn xī xiàn
former Jinxi county, now part of Nanpiao district 南票[Nan2 piao4] of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 shi4], Liaoning
Xī ōu Lián méng
Western European Union (WEU)
Tú xī zú
Tutsi, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
Xī kē ěr sī jī
Sikorski (name)
Radosław Sikorski (1950-), Polish conservative politician, foreign minister of Poland from 2007
Xī yóu bǔ
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Dí gē · Jiā xī yà dǎo
Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島|查戈斯群岛
Zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
chāi dōng bǔ xī
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
Rob Peter to pay Paul
Guān xī zhèn
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
xī biān r
erhua variant of 西邊|西边[xi1 bian1]
Xīn xī bó lì yà shì
Novosibirsk, city in Russia
Yà xī ěr · Ā lā fǎ tè
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat
Lù Xī xīng
Lu Xixing (1520-c. 1601), Ming Daoist author, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳
Hé xī pǔ zhèn
Hexipu town in Yongchang county 永昌縣|永昌县[Yong3 chang1 xian4], Jinchang 金昌[Jin1 chang1], Gansu
Mò xī ná hǎi xiá
strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily
Jié xī kǎ · Ài bā
Jessica Alba, American actress
Xī lái ān
Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)
Xī měng · Shū sī tè
Simon and Schuster, US publisher
Xī lóu jì
Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令
same as 西樓夢|西楼梦
Xī mǐ dé lán zī jùn
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
Lù yì sī · Yī nà xī ào · Lú lā · Dá xí ěr wǎ
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the thirty-fifth President of Brazil
Lula
Chè xī
Chelsea, suburb of London
Chelsea football club
Xù Xī yóu jì
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Méi xī yè
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
Nán xī zhū dǎo
Ryukyu islands
Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan
xī sī tǎ ní
Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)
Mò xī hé
Mersey River, through Liverpool
Dà xī bì ā
Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), Roman general and statesman
Bì xī tè lā tú
Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC
Dà xī yáng guó
Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty
jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset
Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)
yǔ pǔ xī lóng
upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)
Xī lóu mèng
Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令
same as 西樓記|西楼记
Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
Shān xī shòu
Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)
dōng tǎo xī zhēng
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Méi xī yè xīng biǎo
Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
Fǎ lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Shǎn xī dà dì zhèn
the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people
Méi xī yē xīng biǎo
Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
yī pǔ xī lóng
epsilon (Greek letter Εε)
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
xī fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú
western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus
Kè xī mǎ ní huā yuán
Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)
dōng yǎn xī zhē
to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī Shī
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
xī fāng páo
roe deer
capreolus capreolus
Zàn xī pèi
Xanthippe, Socrates' wife
Hā xī nà
Ms Sheikh Hasina (1947-), Bangladesh politician, prime minister 1996-2001 and from 2009
yù pǔ Xī lóng
upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)
xī shuāng bǎn nà cū fěi
Cephalotaxus mannii (botany)
kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūn
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Tài xī dà rú
Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)
Dá fēn xī
see 達·芬奇|达·芬奇[Da2 · Fen1 qi2]
Ào xī nuó sī
Oceanus, Titan God of the seas before Poseidon
ài pū xī lóng
epsilon (Greek letter Εε)
Fǎ lán xī sī · Fěi dí nán
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
Xī Dé
West Germany
German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國|德意志联邦共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 Lian2 bang1 Gong4 he2 guo2]
Xī xiāng Jì
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]
Xī yuè
Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Xī tún Qū
Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan
Xī sī tǎ ní
Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)
Xī fāng
the West
the Occident
Western countries
xī fāng sōng jī
(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
xī fāng bīn yù
(bird species of China) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
xī fāng yāng jī
(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Xī shī
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
xī lì
Gregorian calendar
Western calendar
Xī cūn
Nishimura (Japanese surname)
Xī lóu Jì
Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令[Yuan2 Yu2 ling4]
same as 西樓夢|西楼梦
Xī ān Shì
Xi’an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China
Xī ān Wài guó yǔ Dà xué
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
Xī ān Jiāo tōng Dà xué
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)
Xī běi Nóng lín Kē jì Dà xué
North West Agriculture and Forestry University
Xī nán zhōng shā Qún dǎo
Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan
xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
xī nán lì ěr fèng méi
(bird species of China) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps)
Xī hā nǔ kè
(King) Sihanouk (of Cambodia)
Xī gù Qū
Xigu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
xī dì nà fēi
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)
Xī Wài
abbr. for 西安外國語大學|西安外国语大学[Xi1 an1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
xī Tài píng Yáng
the western Pacific Ocean
Xī zǐ
another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1]
Xī ān Shì biàn
Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2])
Xī běi
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
Xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters
Xī líng Xiá
Xiling Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]
xī lǐng jiǎo xiāo
(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)
xī ān chún
(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
xī huáng jí líng
(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Xī diǎn
West Point, US military academy in New York
Dí gē · Jiā xī yà Dǎo
Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島|查戈斯群岛[Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3]
Dá wén xī
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian renaissance painter (Tw)
jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset
Ā xī mò fū
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist
Shǎn xī Shī fàn Dà xué
Shaanxi Normal University
Shǎn xī Shěng
Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3], capital Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]
Shǎn xī Kē jì Dà xué
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
Lì jiāng Nà xī zú Zì zhì xiàn
Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County in Yunnan
Xī lǐ ěr
Cyril (name)
Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary
Cyrillic
Xī xiāng Xiàn
Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
Xī xiāng táng Qū
Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
xī yáng shēn
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
xī yáng jǐng
see 西洋鏡|西洋镜[xi1 yang2 jing4]
Xī bān yá gǎng
Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago
Xī méng Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Ximeng Va Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
xī mǐ lù
tapioca pudding
sago pudding
xī hóng jiǎo sǔn
(bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
xī hóng jiǎo xiāo
(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
Xī měng · Shū sī tè
Simon and Schuster, US publisher
Xī zàng Zì zhì qū
Tibetan autonomous region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏[Zang4], capital Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4]
xī zhuāng gé lǚ
dressed in Western-style clothes
impeccably attired
xī xī
cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword)
Xī yóu Jì
Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
Mò xī Hé
Mersey River, through Liverpool
xī yuán qián
BCE (before the Common Era)
BC (before Christ)
yī mìng guī xī
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
Ní gǔ xī yà
Nicosia, capital of Cyprus (Tw)
Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southwest China on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2]
until 1959, Guangxi province
Guǎng xī Shěng
Guangxi province in south China
since 1959, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], location of the Zhuang ethnic group, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2]
Fú lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Hòu Xī yóu Jì
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Dé gǔ xī jiā bā
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras (Tw)
Dé biāo xī
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer
dé mó kè lā xī
democracy (loanword) (old)
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Mó xī Wǔ jīng
the Pentateuch
the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
bù shì dōng xi
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
worthless nobody
no-good
Zhōng Xī hé bì
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
Zhōng Xī yī jié hé
to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine
Zhōng tǐ Xī yòng
adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
Yà xī ěr · Ā lā fǎ tè
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat
Jié xī · Ōu wén sī
Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete
Jié xī kǎ · Ài ěr bā
Jessica Alba, American actress
Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Guó lì Xī nán Lián hé Dà xué
National Southwest Combined University (Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai Universities in exile in Kunming 1937-1945)
Tǎ lā hā xī
Tallahassee, capital of Florida
Mò xī ná Hǎi xiá
Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily
Dà Táng Xī yù Jì
Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4], compiled by 辯機|辩机[Bian4 ji1] in 646
Dà xī
Ōnishi (Japanese surname)
dōng tù xī wū
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
fig. the passage of time
Pò xī · Bǐ xī · Xuě lái
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet
Kē xī jiā Dǎo
Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)
Mù ěr xī
Morsi, Mursi or Morsy (name)
Mohamed Morsi (1951-), Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood politician, President of Egypt 2012-2013
Xù Xī yóu Jì
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
lǎo dōng xi
(derog.) old fool
old bastard
Huá xī
West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
Huá xī Cūn
Huaxi Village in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
Huá xī liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)
Xī bó lì yà yín ōu
(bird species of China) Vega gull (Larus vegae)
Jié xī kǎ · Ài bā
Jessica Alba, American actress
Méi xī
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
Qiáo xī Qū
Qiaoxi District (various)
Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
bīng lang Xī shī
betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth (Tw)
Jiāng xī Shěng
Jiangxi Province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛|赣[Gan4], capital Nanchang 南昌[Nan2 chang1]
Hé xī Zǒu láng
Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road
Fǎ lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Fǎ lán xī sī · Fěi dí nán
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
bō xī mǐ yà
bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
Luò kè xī dé
Lockheed (US aerospace company)
Xiāng xī
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
western Hunan
Tāng mǔ · Kè lán xī
Tom Clancy (1947-), US author
xī yuán
Christian era
Gregorian calendar
AD (Anno Domini)