希臘

See also: 希腊

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (希臘)		希	臘
simp. (希腊)		希	腊
alternative forms		希獵／希猎 Cantonese; obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás); attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine. Compare English Hellas.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīlà

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ laap⁶, hei¹ lip⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Hî-lia̍p

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hi¹ lab⁶

• Eastern Min (BUC): Hĭ-lăk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hi-la̍h / Hi-lia̍p

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hi¹ lah⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹shi-laq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīlà
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Silà
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-la⁴
    • Yale: Syī-là
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shilah
    • Palladius: Сила (Sila)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ lä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ laap⁶, hei¹ lip⁶
    • Yale: hēi laahp, hēi lihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ laap⁹, hei¹ lip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ lab⁶, héi¹ lib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ laːp̚²/, /hei̯⁵⁵ liːp̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hî-lia̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi´ liab
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi¹ liab⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯ap̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hi¹ lab⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /hi⁴⁴ lap̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hĭ-lăk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵⁵ l̃aʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hi-la̍h
    • Tâi-lô: Hi-la̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hilah
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ laʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hi-lia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: Hi-lia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiliap
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hi¹ lah⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hi la̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³³⁻²³ laʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-laq
    • MiniDict: shi^平 lah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-laq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ laʔ²¹/

Proper noun

希臘

1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

• 古希臘／古希腊 (Gǔ Xīlà)
• 希臘人／希腊人 (Xīlàrén)
• 希臘文／希腊文 (xīlàwén)
• 希臘正教會／希腊正教会 (Xīlà Zhèngjiàohuì)
• 希臘語／希腊语 (xīlàyǔ)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (希臘):

• → Korean: 희랍(希臘) (Huirap)
• → Vietnamese: Hi Lạp (希臘)

Others:

• → Zhuang: Hihlaz

See also

• 希利尼 (Xīlìní)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
希	臘
Grade: 4	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Etymology

The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘／希腊 (Xīlà) which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕa̠]
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɾʲiɕia̠]

Proper noun

希臘(ギリシャ) or 希臘(ギリシア) • (Girisha or Girishia) 

1. Obsolete spelling of ギリシャ (“Greece”)
2. Obsolete spelling of ギリシア (“Greece”)

Usage notes

The first character as an abbreviation (希) is more common than the full kanji spelling.

Korean

Hanja in this term
希	臘

Proper noun

希臘 • (Huirap) (hangeul 희랍)

1. Hanja form^? of 희랍 (“Greece”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
希	臘

Proper noun

希臘

1. chữ Hán form of Hi Lạp (“Greece”).