西湖

Chinese

		west	lake
simp. and trad. (西湖)		西	湖
anagram		湖西

Etymology

“West Lake (in Hangzhou)”: From its position relative to nearby Hangzhou.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xī Hú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄏㄨˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xī Hú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄏㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shi Hwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xu³⁵/

Proper noun

西湖

West Lake, a lake near Hangzhou, Zhejiang, in China
(～郡) Tây Hồ District, Hanoi, Vietnam
(～社區) Xihu (a residential community in Zhicheng, Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China)

Synonyms

(lake near Hangzhou, Pre-Tang) 武林水
(lake near Hangzhou, Pre-Tang) 明聖湖／明圣湖
(lake near Hangzhou, Pre-Tang) 金中湖
(lake near Hangzhou, Pre-Tang) 錢塘湖／钱塘湖

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