咸宜

Chinese

		all	proper; should; suitable proper; should; suitable; appropriate
simp. and trad. (咸宜)		咸	宜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiányí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiányí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siányí
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-i²
    • Yale: syán-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanyi
    • Palladius: сяньи (sjanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haam⁴ ji⁴
    • Yale: hàahm yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ jiː²¹/

Verb

咸宜

1. to be suitable for anything or anyone

Derived terms

• 老少咸宜 (lǎoshàoxiányí)

 

Proper noun

咸宜

1. (～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Xianyi (a town in Chengkou, Chongqing, China, formerly a township)