西朝鮮
Chinese
| west | Korea; North Korea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西朝鮮) | 西 | 朝鮮 | |
| simp. (西朝鲜) | 西 | 朝鲜 | |
| Literally: “West DPRK”. | |||
Etymology
China is at the West of North Korea, and is alleged to be increasingly authoritarian.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīcháoxiǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sicháosiǎn
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-chʻao2-hsien3
- Yale: syī-cháu-syǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichaurshean
- Palladius: сичаосянь (sičaosjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 ciu4 sin1
- Yale: sāi chìuh sīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 tsiu4 sin1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 qiu4 xin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
西朝鮮