西魏 Xī Wèi ㄒㄧ ㄨㄟˋ sai1 ngai6
- Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
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西
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 西方 Xī fāng ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ sai1 fong1 the West
- 西服 xī fú ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˊ sai1 fuk6 suit
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- 西洋 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sai1 joeng4 the West (Europe and North America)
- 西瓜 xī guā ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ sai1 gwaa1 watermelon
- 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ sai1 zong1 suit
- 西边 西邊 xī biān ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ sai1 bin1 west
- 西部 xī bù ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ sai1 bou6 western part
- 西医 西醫 xī yī ㄒㄧ ㄧ sai1 ji1 Western medicine
- 西餐 xī cān ㄒㄧ ㄘㄢ sai1 caan1 Western-style food
- 西红柿 西紅柿 xī hóng shì ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ sai1 hung4 ci2 tomato
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 西班牙语 西班牙語 Xī bān yá yǔ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˇ sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jyu5 Spanish language
- 中西 Zhōng Xī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ zung1 sai1 China and the West
- 以西 yǐ xī ㄧˇ ㄒㄧ ji5 sai1 to the west of (suffix)
- 偏西 piān xī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ pin1 sai1 inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
- 杰西 傑西 Jié xī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧ git6 sai1 Jesse (name)
魏
- 北魏 Běi Wèi ㄅㄟˇ ㄨㄟˋ bak1 ngai6 Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鲜卑
- 后魏 後魏 Hòu Wèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ hau6 ngai6 Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
- 曹魏 Cáo Wèi ㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ cou4 ngai6 Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
- 东魏 東魏 Dōng Wèi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ dung1 ngai6 Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
- 阿魏 ā wèi ㄚ ㄨㄟˋ aa3 ngai6 Ferula resin (used in TCM)
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- 魏国 魏國 Wèi guó ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngai6 gwok3 Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 战国七雄
- 魏巍 Wèi Wēi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟ ngai6 ngai4 Wei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient 东方 about the Korean war
- 魏征 魏徵 Wèi Zhēng ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥ ngai6 zing1 Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋书
- 魏收 Wèi Shōu ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡ ngai6 sau1 Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齐, compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏书
- 魏晋 魏晉 Wèi Jìn ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ngai6 zeon3 Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
- 魏书 魏書 Wèi shū ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨ ngai6 syu1 History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Wei Shou 魏收 in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齐, 114 scrolls
- 魏源 Wèi Yuán ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ngai6 jyun4 Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
- 魏玛 魏瑪 Wèi mǎ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ ngai6 maa5 Weimar, Germany
- 魏县 魏縣 Wèi Xiàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ngai6 jyun6 Wei County or Weixian, a county in Handan City 邯郸市, Hebei
- 魏都 Wèi dū ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨ ngai6 dou1 see 魏都区
- 拓跋魏 Tuò bá Wèi ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ tok3 bat6 ngai6 Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 魏京生 Wèi Jīng shēng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄥ ngai6 ging1 sang1 Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
- 魏伯阳 魏伯陽 Wèi Bó yáng ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ngai6 baak3 joeng4 Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
- 魏德迈 魏德邁 Wèi dé mài ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄞˋ ngai6 dak1 maai6 Wedemeyer (name)
- 魏忠贤 魏忠賢 Wèi Zhōng xián ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ngai6 zung1 jin4 Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
Idioms with these characters
- 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- 东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄆㄠˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄜˇ dung1 laai1 sai1 ce2 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 东拼西凑 東拼西湊 dōng pīn xī còu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄡˋ dung1 ping3 sai1 cau3 (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
- 东讨西征 東討西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄥ dung1 tou2 sai1 zing1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 东兔西乌 東兔西烏 dōng tù xī wū ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨ dung1 tou3 sai1 wu1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
- 东掩西遮 東掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄜ dung1 jim2 sai1 ze1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)