亞克西

See also: 亚克西

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (亞克西)	亞	克	西
simp. (亚克西)	亚	克	西
alternative forms	雅克西

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur ياخشى (yaxshi, “good”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “[1]”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàkèxī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ hak¹ sai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàkèxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàkèsi
  - Wade–Giles: ya⁴-kʻo⁴-hsi¹
  - Yale: yà-kè-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahkehshi
  - Palladius: якэси (jakɛsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ hak¹ sai¹
  - Yale: a hāk sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ hak⁷ sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ heg¹ sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ hɐk̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

亞克西

(of things related to Xinjiang) good
- 紅柳精神「亞克西」 [MSC, trad.]
  红柳精神「亚克西」 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1986 August 20, People's Daily, →ISSN, page 4
  hóngliǔ jīngshén “yàkèxī” [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 「1月12日簽訂框架協議，1月18日就拿到了營業執照，兵團速度，亞克西！」左恩生對此誇讚不已。 [MSC, trad.]
  「1月12日签订框架协议，1月18日就拿到了营业执照，兵团速度，亚克西！」左恩生对此夸赞不已。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2021 February 2, 谌慧, 《兵团速度，亚克西！》, in 《兵团日报》, page 2
  “1 yuè 12 rì qiāndìng kuàngjià xiéyì, 1 yuè 18 rì jiù nádào le yíngyè zhízhào, Bīngtuán sùdù, yàkèxī!” Zuǒ Ēnshēng duì cǐ kuāzàn bùyǐ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

亞克蜥 / 亚克蜥 (“Yax lizard”, an addition to the satirical Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures)