世紀

See also: 世纪

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record
trad. (世紀)		世	紀
simp. (世纪)		世	纪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shìjì

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шыҗи (šɨži, III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ gei²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ki

(Hailu, HRS): she^ˇ gi^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): sié-gī
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sè-kí / sì-kí

(Teochew, Peng'im): si³ gi²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sy-ci

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhjì
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-chi⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhjih
  - Palladius: шицзи (šiczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    世紀 / 世纪
    事濟 / 事济
    事蹟 / 事迹
    試劑 / 试剂
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шыҗи (šɨži, III-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ gei²
  - Yale: sai géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ gei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ géi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ kei̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ gi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ki⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: she^ˇ gi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃe¹¹ ki¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sié-gī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)i³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-kí
  - Tâi-lô: sè-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sea'kie
  - IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kí
  - Tâi-lô: sì-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³ gi²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì kí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki⁵²⁻²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-ci
  - MiniDict: sy^去 ci
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

世紀

century (period of 100 years)
中華世紀壇／中华世纪坛 ― zhōnghuá shìjì tán ― China Millennium Monument

巴·掃馬，13世紀的著名旅行家，其足跡東起北京，西至巴黎。 [MSC, trad.]
巴·扫马，13世纪的著名旅行家，其足迹东起北京，西至巴黎。 [MSC, simp.]
Bā Sǎomǎ, shísān shìjì de zhùmíng lǚxíngjiā, qí zújì dōng qǐ Běijīng, xī zhì Bālí. [Pinyin]
The footmark of the famous 13th-century explorer Bar Sauma spans from Beijing in the East to Paris in the West.

在 20世紀60 年代，美國人工智能出現了爆發性的發展。 [MSC, trad.]
在 20世纪60 年代，美国人工智能出现了爆发性的发展。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn. [Pinyin]
The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Derived terms

世紀末 / 世纪末 (shìjìmò)
世紀蛋 / 世纪蛋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	紀
せい Grade: 3	き Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 世紀 (syej^H ki^X).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーき [séꜜèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [se̞ːkʲi]

Homophones: 正気, 正規, 生気, 生起, 成規, 西紀, 制規, 性器, 青旗, 凄気, 旌旗, 清気, 清奇, 清規, 清暉, 清輝, 盛期, 腥気, 精気, 精機, 精騎

Noun

世(せい)紀(き) • (seiki)

century (100 years)
- 1915, 与謝野晶子, 私の貞操観:
  今(いま)は女(おんな)の目(め)の開(ひら)く世(せい)紀(き)である。
  Ima wa onna no me no hiraku seiki de aru.
  This is the century when women open their eyes.

Counter

世(せい)紀(き) • (-seiki)

century
20(にじっ)世(せい)紀(き)
nijisseiki
the 20th century

21(にじゅういっ)世(せい)紀(き)
nijūisseiki
the 21st century

Derived terms

世(せい)紀(き)末(まつ) (seikimatsu)
世(せい)紀(き)末(まつ)的(てき) (seikimatsuteki)

References

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	紀

Noun

世紀 • (segi) (hangeul 세기)

hanja form^? of 세기 (“century”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世	紀

Noun

世紀

chữ Hán form of thế kỉ (“century”)