世界語

See also: 世界语

Chinese

		world; realm governed by a Buddha	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (世界語)		世界	語
simp. (世界语)		世界	语
Literally: “world language”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 世(せ)界(かい)語(ご) (sekaigo, “world language”). Spread by Futabatei Shimei's 1906 book of the same name.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìjièyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ gaai³ jyu⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sè-kài-gí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìjièyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhjièyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-chieh⁴-yü³
    • Yale: shr̀-jyè-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhjiehyeu
    • Palladius: шицзеюй (šiczejuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ gaai³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: sai gaai yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ gaai³ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ gai³ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ kaːi̯³³ jyː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sè-kài-gí
    • Tâi-lô: Sè-kài-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sea'kae'gie
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ kai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /se²¹⁻⁵³ kai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ kai¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ kai²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi⁴¹/

Proper noun

世界語

1. (slightly proscribed) Esperanto (an international auxiliary language designed by [[w:L)

Usage notes

• Denounced for neglecting the etymology of Esperanto esperanto (literally “one who hopes”), where 希望語／希望语 (Xīwàngyǔ, literally “hope language”) is preferred.

Synonyms

• (dated) 萬國新語／万国新语 (wànguóxīnyǔ), (dated) 愛斯不難讀／爱斯不难读 (àisībùnándú), (rare) 希望語／希望语 (Xīwàngyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	界	語
せ Grade: 3	かい Grade: 3	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

世界(せかい) (sekai) + 語(ご) (-go)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せかいご [sèkáígó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ka̠iɡo̞]

Noun

世(せ)界(かい)語(ご) • (sekaigo) 

1. international auxiliary language
2. world language

Synonyms

• 国(こく)際(さい)語(ご) (kokusaigo)
• 国(こく)際(さい)補(ほ)助(じょ)語(ご) (kokusai hojogo)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 世界語／世界语 (shìjièyǔ)
• → Korean: 세계어 (segyeeo)
• → Vietnamese: thế giới ngữ

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	界	語

Noun

世界語 • (segyeeo) (hangeul 세계어)

1. hanja form^? of 세계어 (“international auxiliary language; world language”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世	界	語

Proper noun

世界語

1. chữ Hán form of thế giới ngữ (“(obsolete) Esperanto”)

   Synonym: 國際語 (quốc tế ngữ)