徐匯

Chinese

		slow; gentle; surname	remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange
trad. (徐匯)		徐	匯
simp. (徐汇)		徐	汇

Etymology

After 徐家匯／徐家汇 (Xújiāhuì), a locality within the district.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xúhuì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ wui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xúhuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyuhuey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi⁴ wui⁶
  - Yale: chèuih wuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ wui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ wui⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯²¹ wuːy̯²²/

Proper noun

徐匯

(～區) Xuhui (a district of Shanghai, China)

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