西亞
See also: 西亚
Chinese
| west | second; inferior; Asia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西亞) | 西 | 亞 | |
| simp. (西亚) | 西 | 亚 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 aa3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-â
- Eastern Min (BUC): Să̤-ā
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sai-a
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyà
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siyà
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-ya4
- Yale: Syī-yà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyah
- Palladius: Сия (Sija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǎ
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-ya3
- Yale: Syī-yǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyea
- Palladius: Сия (Sija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 aa3
- Yale: sāi a
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 aa3
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 a3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-â
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ aˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 a1
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-a
- Tâi-lô: Sai-a
- Phofsit Daibuun: sai'af
- IPA (Xiamen): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sai³³ a³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
西亞
- West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)