西方
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Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi1 fang1
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щифон (xifon, I-I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 fong1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-fông
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-hong / se-hng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sifang
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-fang1
- Yale: syī-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shifang
- Palladius: сифан (sifan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: xi1 fang1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xifang
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ faŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щифон (xifon, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²⁴ fɑŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 fong1
- Yale: sāi fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-fông
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ fongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 fong1
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: sej pjang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-nˤər C-paŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːl paŋ/
Noun
西方
- west
- (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).
Proper noun
西方
- the Western world; the West
Usage notes
The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese defines 西方 (xīfāng) in the modern sense as being made up of the various developed capitalist countries, which includes Japan. However, Japan is generally not considered a Western country by the average native speaker of Chinese. Eastern European countries like Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Armenia may or may not be considered Western, depending on context, but their cuisines are often included under "Western food", while Japanese cuisine is not.
Synonyms
- 西洋 (Xīyáng)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Vietnamese
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