西洋
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Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 joeng4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-yòng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-iûⁿ / Se-iôⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siyáng
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-yang2
- Yale: Syī-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyang
- Palladius: Сиян (Sijan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 joeng4
- Yale: sāi yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ (r)iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
西洋
- the Western world; the West
- (literary, historical) Western Seas (region west of the South China Sea)
Synonyms
- (the Western world): 西方 (xīfāng)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Macanese: Saiong (“Portugal”)
References
- (Min Nan) “Entry #2855”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sai-iûⁿ / sai-iôⁿ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-iûⁿ
- Tâi-lô: sai-iûnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sai'viuu
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sai³³ iũ²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-iôⁿ
- Tâi-lô: sai-iônn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sai'viooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
西洋
Synonyms
- 西洋布
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