"莆仙" meaning in Chinese

See 莆仙 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pʰu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pʰou̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /pʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /pʰu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /pʰou̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/, /pʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/, /pʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Pú-Xiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄆㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], pou⁴ sin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pou² seng¹ [Puxian-Min], Pú-Xiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄆㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Púsian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], Pʻu²-hsien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], Pú-syān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Pwushian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Пусянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Pusjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], pòuh sīn [Cantonese, Yale], pou⁴ sin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], pou⁴ xin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pou² seng¹ [Phonetic:pou⁵ seng¹] [Puxian-Min], Pó-seng [Puxian-Min], pou² seng¹ [Phonetic:pou⁵ seng¹] [Puxian-Min]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 莆仙
  1. Puxian (a collective term for the urban districts of Putian City and Xianyou County in Fujian Province, China) Derived forms: 莆仙戲 (púxiānxì), 莆仙戏 (púxiānxì), 莆仙話 (Púxiānhuà), 莆仙话 (Púxiānhuà), 莆仙語 (Púxiānyǔ), 莆仙语 (Púxiānyǔ)
    Sense id: en-莆仙-zh-name-eqSZ~F46 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "roman": "púxiānxì",
          "word": "莆仙戲"
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          "roman": "púxiānxì",
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        {
          "roman": "Púxiānhuà",
          "word": "莆仙話"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Púxiānhuà",
          "word": "莆仙话"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Púxiānyǔ",
          "word": "莆仙語"
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          "roman": "Púxiānyǔ",
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      "zh-pron": "Pú-Xiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "pou² seng¹"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "Pú-Xiān"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Púsian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pʻu²-hsien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pú-syān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pwushian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Пусянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pusjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pòuh sīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou⁴ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou⁴ xin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰou̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing",
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou² seng¹ [Phonetic:pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Hinghwa-Romanized",
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pó-seng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/",
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        "Putian"
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        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Pouseng-Ping'ing",
        "Xianyou"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou² seng¹ [Phonetic:pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou"
      ],
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        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰou̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "莆仙"
}
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      "roman": "púxiānxì",
      "word": "莆仙戲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "púxiānxì",
      "word": "莆仙戏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Púxiānhuà",
      "word": "莆仙話"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Púxiānhuà",
      "word": "莆仙话"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Púxiānyǔ",
      "word": "莆仙語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Púxiānyǔ",
      "word": "莆仙语"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "Pú-Xiān"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou⁴ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou² seng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pú-Xiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Púsian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pʻu²-hsien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pú-syān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pwushian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Пусянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pusjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pòuh sīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou⁴ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou⁴ xin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰou̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing",
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou² seng¹ [Phonetic:pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Hinghwa-Romanized",
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Pó-seng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing",
        "Xianyou"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pou² seng¹ [Phonetic:pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰou̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: pou⁵ seng¹]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "莆仙"
}

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