西學

Chinese

		west	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (西學)		西	學
simp. (西学)		西	学

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīxué

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ hok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-ha̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sisyué
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsüeh²
  - Yale: syī-sywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyue
  - Palladius: сисюэ (sisjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ hok⁶
  - Yale: sāi hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ hok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ hog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: se-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: se'hak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ hak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/

Noun

西學

(dated) Western learning (late Qing dynasty term for Western natural and social sciences)