西貢

See also: 西贡

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīgòng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ gung³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Se-kòng

(Teochew, Peng'im): sai¹ gong³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīgòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sigòng
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-kung⁴
  - Yale: Syī-gùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shigonq
  - Palladius: Сигун (Sigun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ gung³
  - Yale: sāi gung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ gung³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ gung³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-kòng
  - Tâi-lô: Se-kòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: se'koxng
  - IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sai¹ gong³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sai kòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sai³³⁻²³ koŋ²¹³/

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (西貢)		西	貢
simp. (西贡)		西	贡

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

Proper noun

西貢

Saigon (a city in Vietnam) (old name of Ho Chi Minh City)

Synonyms

胡志明市 (Hú Zhìmíng Shì)

Derived terms

西貢河／西贡河 (Xīgònghé)

Etymology 2

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

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／西贡 (Xīgòng).

Proper noun

西貢(サイゴン) • (Saigon)

Obsolete spelling of サイゴン

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