迪西

Díxī

noun #29,507

Meanings

1 Dixie (transliteration; refers to the southern United States or the name Dixie)

Characters

to enlighten; to guide; phonetic element

west; phonetic element

Examples

HSK 3

迪西地区指的是美国南部各州。

Díxī dìqū zhǐ de shì Měiguó nánbù gè zhōu.

The Dixie region refers to the southern states of the United States.

HSK 3

她的名字叫迪西，来自美国南方。

Tā de míngzì jiào Díxī, láizì Měiguó nánfāng.

Her name is Dixie and she comes from the American South.

Tips

culture

迪西 is the Chinese phonetic rendering of 'Dixie', a term for the American South. It comes from the song 'Dixie' (1859), which became associated with the Confederate States during the Civil War. Today 'Dixie' is a cultural marker for the American South.

Stroke Order

迪 dí

西 xī