瑞士

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (瑞士)		瑞	士

Etymology

From French Suisse, borrowed through a southern Chinese dialect (where 瑞 is pronounced with an s- initial). See also 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).

Attested in both Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms (海國圖志) [1842] by Wei Yuan and A Short Account of the Maritime Circuit (瀛寰志略) [1849] by Xu Jiyu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ruìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): seoi⁶ si⁶, seoi⁶ si^6-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui⁵ lhu^5*

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Sui-sṳ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): sui⁴ si⁴

• Min Dong (BUC): Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
• Min Nan (POJ): Sūi-sǐr / Sūi-sū
• Wu (Wiktionary): zoe zr (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Ruìshì → Ruìshi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ → ㄖㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruey.shyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ruèishi̊h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐweɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʐweɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁶ si⁶, seoi⁶ si^6-2
    • Yale: seuih sih, seuih sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁶ si⁶, soey⁶ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁶ xi⁶, sêu⁶ xi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² siː²²/, /sɵy̯²² siː²²⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhui⁵ lhu^5*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬui³² ɬu³²⁻³²⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sui-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: sui sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sui⁴ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /su̯i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: sui⁴ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /suɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sui²⁴²⁻⁵³ søy²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sūi-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: Suī-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sui⁴¹⁻²² sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sūi-sū
    • Tâi-lô: Suī-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suixsu
    • IPA (Taipei): /sui³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui³³⁻²¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sui²²⁻²¹ su²²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zoe zr (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̻ø²² z̻z̩⁴⁴/

Proper noun

瑞士

2. Switzerland (a country in Europe)

Synonyms

• (official name) 瑞士聯邦／瑞士联邦 (Ruìshì Liánbāng, “Swiss Confederation”)
• (obsolete) 瑞西

Derived terms

• 瑞士乳桿菌／瑞士乳杆菌 (Ruìshì rǔgānjūn)
• 瑞士人 (ruìshìrén)
• 瑞士刀 (ruìshìdāo)
• 瑞士捲／瑞士卷 (ruìshìjuǎn)

• 瑞士汁
• 瑞士軍刀／瑞士军刀 (Ruìshì jūndāo)
• 瑞士軍官刀／瑞士军官刀 (Ruìshì jūnguān dāo)
• 瑞士雞翼／瑞士鸡翼 (Ruìshì jīyì)

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
瑞	士

Proper noun

瑞士

1. Hán tự form of Thuỵ Sĩ (“Switzerland”).