西方

西方

1. west
2. (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).

西方

1. the Western world; the West

The Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese) defines 西方 (xīfāng) in the modern sense as being made up of the various developed capitalist countries, which includes Japan. However, Japan is generally not considered a Western country by the average native speaker of Chinese. Eastern European countries like Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Armenia may or may not be considered Western, depending on context, but their cuisines are often included under "Western food", while Japanese cuisine is not.

• 西洋 (Xīyáng)

• (Tokyo) せーほー [sèéhóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːho̞ː]

西(せい)方(ほう) • (seihō) ^{←せいはう (seifau)?}

1. west, western area

• 東方(とうほう) (tōhō): east, eastern area
• 南方(なんぽう) (nanpō): south, southern area
• 北方(ほっぽう) (hoppō): north, northern area

• IPA^(key): [sa̠iho̞ː]

西(さい)方(ほう) • (saihō) ^{←さいはう (saifau)?}

1. west
2. (abbreviation) western Pure Land

   Synonym: 西方浄土 (seihōjōdo)

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕiɡa̠ta̠]

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕika̠ta̠]

西(にし)方(がた) or 西(にし)方(かた) • (nishigata or nishikata) 

1. west (compass point, direction)
2. the fighters on the west side in a match

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕiza̠ma̠]

西(にし)方(ざま) • (nishizama) 

1. west

西方

1. chữ Hán form of tây phương (“west”)