粵

西sai1北bak1

sai1 bak1Xī běixī běi

English

  1. Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
  2. northwest
  3. northwest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 西同北中間嘅方位、方向

Examples

  • 西北風

    northeastern wind

  • 西北偏西

    west-northwest

  • 美國西北大學研究員 Eileen Pepperberg 發現,鸚鵡除咗可以模仿人之外,仲可以學字嘅意思。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 他們向西北方向進軍,進入了謝南多厄河谷。

    They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 「這是阿拉伯文嗎?」「不是,這是維吾爾文,一種中國西北部的語言。」

    "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

Report an issue

Spotted a wrong reading, definition, or example? Tell us — it helps everyone.