希臘

See also: 希腊

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (希臘)	希	臘
simp. (希腊)	希	腊
alternative forms	希獵／希猎 Cantonese; obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás); attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine. Compare English Hellas.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīlà

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄌㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ laap⁶ / hei¹ lip⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Hî-lia̍p

(Meixian, Guangdong): hi¹ lab⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): Hĭ-lăk
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Hi-la̍h / Hi-lia̍p

(Teochew, Peng'im): hi¹ lah⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-laq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīlà
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄌㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Silà
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-la⁴
  - Yale: Syī-là
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shilah
  - Palladius: Сила (Sila)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ lä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ laap⁶ / hei¹ lip⁶
  - Yale: hēi laahp / hēi lihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ laap⁹ / hei¹ lip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ lab⁶ / héi¹ lib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ laːp̚²/, /hei̯⁵⁵ liːp̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hî-lia̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˊ liab
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi¹ liab⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯ap̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hi¹ lab⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /hi⁴⁴ lap̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Hĭ-lăk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵⁵ l̃aʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hi-la̍h
  - Tâi-lô: Hi-la̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hilah
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ laʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hi-lia̍p
  - Tâi-lô: Hi-lia̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiliap
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hi¹ lah⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hi la̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³³⁻²³ laʔ⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shi-laq
  - MiniDict: shi^平 lah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-laq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ laʔ²¹/

Proper noun

希臘

Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
- 1838, Karl Gützlaff, 古今萬國綱鑑, volume 5, Singapore: 堅夏書院, page 61:
  
  馬基頓國，乃希臘北方，在希臘國，民人攝權設官也，在馬基頓國，國王操權矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  马基顿国，乃希腊北方，在希腊国，民人摄权设官也，在马基顿国，国王操权矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Mǎjīdùn guó, nǎi Xīlà běifāng, zài Xīlà guó, mínrén shè quán shèguān yě, zài Mǎjīdùn guó, guówáng cāoquán yǐ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

古希臘 / 古希腊 (Gǔ Xīlà)
大希臘 / 大希腊 (Dà Xīlà)
希臘人 / 希腊人 (Xīlàrén)
希臘文 / 希腊文 (xīlàwén)
希臘正教會 / 希腊正教会 (Xīlà Zhèngjiàohuì)
希臘火 / 希腊火
希臘語 / 希腊语 (xīlàyǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (希臘):

→ Korean: 희랍(希臘) (Huirap)
→ Vietnamese: Hi Lạp (希臘)

Others:

→ Zhuang: Hihlaz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
希	臘
ギリシャ
Grade: 4	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Etymology

The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘 / 希腊 (Xīlà) which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕa̠]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕia̠]

Proper noun

希臘(ギリシャ) or 希臘(ギリシア) • (Girisha or Girishia)

obsolete spelling of ギリシャ (“Greece”)
obsolete spelling of ギリシア (“Greece”)

Usage notes

The first character as an abbreviation (希) is more common than the full kanji spelling.

Korean

Hanja in this term
希	臘

Proper noun

希臘 • (Huirap) (hangeul 희랍)

hanja form^? of 희랍 (“Greece”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
希	臘

Proper noun

希臘

chữ Hán form of Hi Lạp (“Greece”)