西貢

See also: 西贡

Chinese

		west	tribute; gifts
trad. (西貢)		西	貢
simp. (西贡)		西	贡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīgòng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ gung³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-kung
Min Nan (POJ): Sai-kòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xīgòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shigonq
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ gung³
  - Yale: sāi gung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ gung³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ gung³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-kung
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ gung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ gung⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-kòng
  - Tâi-lô: Sai-kòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'koxng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ³³ kɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ²¹/

Etymology 1

Homophonic translation from Vietnamese Sài Gòn (柴棍), via Cantonese 西貢／西贡 (sai1 gung3).

Proper noun

西貢

Saigon

Synonyms

胡志明市 (Hú Zhìmíng Shì)

Etymology 2

Referring to the tributes from the west that were brought into the area, which served as a port during the Ming Dynasty.

Proper noun

西貢

(～市) Sai Kung (a town in Hong Kong)
(～半島) Sai Kung (a peninsula in Hong Kong)
(～區) Sai Kung (a district of Hong Kong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	貢
さい Grade: 2	ごん Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn. The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Chinese 西貢.

Proper noun

西貢 (katakana サイゴン, rōmaji Saigon)

Rare spelling of サイゴン.

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