1 east and west

1 to save

2 to economize

3 to do without

4 to omit

5 to leave out

6 province

7 (archaic) central government department

1 saving

2 to save

3 to use sparingly

4 to cut down on

1 the West

2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]

3 Spanish

1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China

2 see also: 西安区 Xī ān qū

1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)

1 to go separate ways (idiom)

2 to part ways with sb

3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]

1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)

1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

2 fig. hell freezes over

3 pigs can fly