西方

Chinese

		west	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (西方)		西	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xīfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄈㄤ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): щифон (I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ fong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-fông
Min Nan (POJ): se-hong / se-hng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄈㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shifang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: щифон (I-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiː²⁴ fɔ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ fong¹
  - Yale: sāi fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ fong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-fông
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ fong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ fong¹
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-hong
  - Tâi-lô: se-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: se'hofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-hng
  - Tâi-lô: se-hng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: se'hngf
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ hŋ̍³³/

Noun

西方

west
(Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).

Proper noun

西方

the West

Usage notes

The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese defines 西方 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.

Derived terms

西方人 (xīfāngrén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	方
せい Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

西方 (hiragana せいほう, rōmaji seihō)

west, western area

Related terms

東 (とう)方 (ほう) (tōhō): east, eastern area
南 (なん)方 (ぽう) (nanpō): south, southern area
北 (ほっ)方 (ぽう) (hoppō): north, northern area

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
西	方

Noun

西方

Hán tự form of tây phương, “west”

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