世界

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (世界)		世	界

Etymology

Originally coined as a Buddhist phrase, translating Sanskrit लोकधातु (lokadhātu, “region or part of the world”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shìjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): шыҗе (III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ gaai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-kie / sṳ-kiai
Min Dong (BUC): sié-gái
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sè-kài / sì-kài

(Teochew, Peng'im): si³ gai³
Wu (Wiktionary): sr jia (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shìjiè → shìjie (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ → ㄕˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.jieh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/ → /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ¹/
  - Homophones:
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    世界
    事界
    視界／视界
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: шыҗе (III-III)
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɨː⁴⁴ t͡ɕiə⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ gaai³
  - Yale: sai gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ gai³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ kɑːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-kie
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii gie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ gie⁴
  - IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-kiai
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii giai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ giai⁴
  - IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ki̯ai̯⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sié-gái
  - IPA ^(key): /sie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ɑi²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-kài
  - Tâi-lô: sè-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sea'kaix
  - IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kài
  - Tâi-lô: sì-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kaix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³ gai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì kài
  - IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sr jia (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩³³ t͡ɕia̱⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ɕiᴇi^H kˠɛi^H/▼

Rime
Character	世	界
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	祭 (35)	皆 (33)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	舒制切	古拜切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiᴇi^H/	/kˠɛi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiɛi^H/	/kᵚæi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕjæi^H/	/kɐi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕiaj^H/	/kəɨj^H/
Li Rong	/ɕiɛi^H/	/kɛi^H/
Wang Li	/ɕĭɛi^H/	/kɐi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯ɛi^H/	/kăi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shì	jiè

Noun

世界

world
世界地圖 / 世界地图 ― shìjiè dìtú ― world map

世界秩序 ― shìjiè zhìxù ― world order

世界紀錄 / 世界纪录 ― shìjiè jìlù ― world record

世界潮流 ― shìjiè cháoliú ― global trend

環遊世界 / 环游世界 ― huányóu shìjiè ― to travel the world

世界各地 ― shìjiè gèdì ― all over the world

穆斯林世界 ― mùsīlín shìjiè ― Muslim world

列為世界文化遺產 [MSC, trad.]
列为世界文化遗产 [MSC, simp.]
lièwéi shìjiè wénhuàyíchǎn [Pinyin]
to list as a world cultural heritage site

世界之大，無奇不有。 [MSC, trad.]
世界之大，无奇不有。 [MSC, simp.]
Shìjiè zhī dà, wúqíbùyǒu. [Pinyin]
The world is so big that nothing is too bizarre.

Derived terms

Derived terms from 世界

世界人權宣言／世界人权宣言 (Shìjiè Rénquán Xuānyán)
世界公民 (shìjiè gōngmín)
世界博覽會／世界博览会 (shìjiè bólǎnhuì)
世界大戰／世界大战 (shìjiè dàzhàn)
世界屋脊 (shìjiè wūjǐ)
世界性 (shìjièxìng)
世界時／世界时 (Shìjièshí)
世界盃／世界杯 (shìjièbēi)
世界級／世界级 (shìjièjí)

世界衛生組織／世界卫生组织 (Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī)
世界觀／世界观 (shìjièguān)
世界語／世界语 (shìjièyǔ)
世界貿易組織／世界贸易组织 (Shìjiè Màoyì Zǔzhī)
世界遺產／世界遗产 (shìjiè yíchǎn)
世界銀行／世界银行 (Shìjiè Yínháng)
全世界 (quánshìjiè)
第一世界 (Dì-yī Shìjiè)
走向世界 (zǒuxiàng shìjiè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世界):

Japanese: 世 (せ)界 (かい) (sekai)
Okinawan: 世界 (しけー, shikē)
Korean: 세계 (世界, segye)
Vietnamese: thế giới (世界)

Adverb

世界

(Taiwanese Min Nan) extremely; super
世界甜 [Taiwanese] ― sè-kài tiⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― super sweet

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	界
せ Grade: 3	かい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) せかい [séꜜkàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [se̞ka̠i]

Noun

世界 (hiragana せかい, rōmaji sekai)

the world
世 (せ)界 (かい)の各 (かっ)国 (こく)から
sekai no kakkoku kara
from each country of the world
- 1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1984], Fujiko F. Fujio, “ふたりぼっち [Altwo]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), volume 2 (fiction, in Japanese), 10th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 162:
  目にはみえないが、この世 (せ)界 (かい)のほかに無 (む)数 (すう)の世 (せ)界 (かい)が重 (か)さなりあって存 (そん)在 (ざい)しているという…………。
  Me ni wa mienai ga, kono sekai no hoka ni musū no sekai ga kasanariatte sonzai shiteiru to iu………….
  That means there are countless worlds that coexist with this one even though we can’t really see them………….
  そしてぼくはふたつの世 (せ)界 (かい)の境 (きょう)界 (かい)を破 (や)ぶってこっちへとびこんできたんだ‼
  Soshite boku wa futatsu no sekai no kyōkai o yabutte kotchi e tobikon da‼
  And I somehow managed to get across the boundary between our two worlds‼
- 1997 June 30 [Jan 25 1980], Fujiko F. Fujio, “タンポポ空を行く [A Dandelion Soaring in the Sky]”, in ドラえもん [Doraemon], volume 18 (fiction, in Japanese), 58th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 188:
  はじめて見 (み)る広 (ひろ)い世 (せ)界 (かい)が、楽 (たの)しみだったわ。
  Hajimete miru hiroi sekai ga, tanoshimi datta wa.
  I was so eager to see the vast world for the first time.
- 1999 September 23, “ダーク・ラビット [Dark Rabbit]”, in Vol.5, Konami:
  アメリカンコミックの世 (せ)界 (かい)のウサギ。とても素 (す)早 (ばや)くちょこまかと動 (うご)く。
  Amerikan komikku no sekai no usagi. Totemo subayaku chokomaka to ugoku.
  A bunny from the world of American comics. He restlessly leaps up and down like crazy fast.
- 2000 January 27, “トゥーン・アリゲーター [Toon Alligator]”, in Vol.7, Konami:
  アメリカンコミックの世 (せ)界 (かい)から現 (あらわ)れた、ワニのモンスター。
  Amerikan komikku no sekai kara arawareta, wani no monsutā.
  A crocodilian monster from the world of American comics.
異 (い)世界 (せかい)犯罪者集団 (はんざいしゃしゅうだん)ギャングラー
isekai hanzaisha shūdan gyangurā
Interdimensional Criminal Group Gangler
a metaphorical world, how one lives one's life.
彼 (かれ)はこの世界 (せかい)に住 (す)んでいないようです。
Kare wa kono sekai ni sunde inai yō desu.
It's like he's not living in this world.
a realm, a circle, a sphere
文学 (ぶんがく)の世界 (せかい)
bungaku no sekai
literary circles, the literary world
(tarot) the world

Idioms

Idioms of 世界

世界中 (せかいじゅう)が白壁造 (しらかべづく)り (sekaijū ga shirakabezukuri): "all the world is plastered walls" → there are plenty more fish in the sea (in a positive sense, in reference to finding employment)
世界 (せかい)に余 (あま)った女 (おんな)は無 (な)い (sekai ni amatta onna wa nai): "there are no leftover women in the world" → there is someone for everyone (said particularly to women)
世界 (せかい)に鬼 (おに)は無 (な)い (sekai ni oni wa nai): "there are no devils in the world" → the world is not full of heartless people, and there are many kind souls who will lend a hand (compare "the kindness of strangers")
世界 (せかい)は大戯場 (だいぎじょう)の如 (ごと)し (sekai wa daigijō no gotoshi): "the world is just like a big theatre" → all the world's a stage
世界 (せかい)は張 (は)り物 (もの) (sekai wa harimono): "the world is starched clothes" → it's all about appearances, clothes make the man
世界 (せかい)は回 (まわ)り持 (も)ち (sekai wa mawarimochi): "the world comes in turns" → all things come to those who wait, to everything there is a season
世界半分自惚 (せかいはんぶんうぬぼ)れしっかり (sekai hanbun unubore shikkari): "of the world, only halfway, but full of conceit" → being full of oneself without bothering to learn much about the world
世界我 (せかいわ)が物 (もの) (sekai wagamono): "the world is one's possession" → acting as if one owns the world

Derived terms

新世界 (しんせかい) (shin sekai): a new world; the New World
世界平和 (せかいへいわ) (sekai heiwa): world peace
世界遺産条約 (せかいいさんじょうやく) (Sekai Isan Jōyaku): Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
世界遺産登録地 (せかいいさんとうろくち) (sekai isan tōroku chi): a World Heritage Site
世界一 (せかいいち) (sekai ichi): the best in the world, the most (adjective) in the world
世界一周旅行 (せかいいっしゅうりょこう) (sekai isshū ryokō): a round-the-world trip
世界観 (せかいかん) (sekaikan): worldview
世界記録 (せかいきろく) (sekai kiroku): a world record
世界恐慌 (せかいきょうこう) (Sekai Kyōkō): the Great Depression
世界語 (せかいご) (sekaigo): a universal language, an international language
世界史 (せかいし) (sekaishi): world history
世界選手権大会 (せかいせんしゅけんたいかい) (sekai senshuken taikai): a world championship
世界大戦 (せかいたいせん) (sekai taisen): a world war
世界博覧会 (せかいはくらんかい) (sekai hakurankai): a World Fair, a World Exposition
世界気象機関 (せかいきしょうきかん) (Sekai Kishō Kikan): the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
世界銀行 (せかいぎんこう) (Sekai Ginkō): the World Bank
世界資源研究所 (せかいしげんけんきゅうしょ) (Sekai Shigen Kenkyūsho): the World Resources Institute (WRI)
世界時 (せかいじ) (sekaiji): Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Zulu time, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
世界自然保護基金 (せかいしぜんほごききん) (Sekai Shizen Hogo Kikin): the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
世界宗教 (せかいしゅきょう) (sekai shukyō): a world religion
世界中 (せかいじゅう) (sekaijū): throughout the world, all the world, worldwide
世界主義 (せかいしゅぎ) (sekai shugi): cosmopolitanism, internationalism
世界人 (せかいじん) (sekaijin): a cosmopolite, a person of the world
世界人権宣言 (せかいじんけんせんげん) (sekai jinken sengen): the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
世界知的所有権機関 (せかいちてきしょゆうけんきかん) (Sekai Chiteki Shoyūken Kikan): the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
世界連 (せかいづれ) (sekaizure): in line with the rest of the world, normal
世界的 (せかいてき) (sekaiteki): global
世界貿易機構 (せかいぼうえききこう) (Sekai Bōeki Kikō): the World Trade Organization (WTO)
世界保健機構 (せかいほけんきこう) (Sekai Hoken Kikō): the World Health Organization (WHO)
世界労働組合連盟 (せかいろうどうくみあいれんめい) (Sekai Rōdō Kumiai Renmei): the World Federation of Trade Unions (WTFU)
別世界 (べっせかい) (bessekai): a different world, a separate world

Synonyms

天 (てん)地 (ち) (tenchi): heaven and earth
宇 (う)宙 (ちゅう) (uchū): the universe
自 (し)然 (ぜん) (shizen): nature
万 (ばん)象 (しょう) (banshō): all things, all of the universe, every manifestation of nature
万物 (ばんぶつ) (banbutsu): all things, all of the universe, every manifestation of nature

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	界

Noun

世界 • (segye) (hangeul 세계)

Hanja form^? of 세계 (“world”).

Synonyms

누리 (nuri, “nuri”)
세상 (sesang, “sesang”)

Okinawan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕikeː/

Noun

世界 (hiragana しけー, romaji shikē)

world, society

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
世	界

Noun

世界

Hán tự form of thế giới, “world”

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN