西方

Chinese

		west	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (西方)		西	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ fong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-fông
• Min Nan (POJ): se-hong / se-hng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shifang
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ fong¹
    • Yale: sāi fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ fong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-fông
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi´ fong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ fong¹
    • IPA: /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-hong
    • Tâi-lô: se-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'hofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ hɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-hng
    • Tâi-lô: se-hng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'hngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ hŋ̍³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

Noun

西方

1. west
2. (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān).

Proper noun

西方

1. the West

Usage notes

The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese defines 西方 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.

Derived terms

• 西方人 (xīfāngrén)

• 西方古典音樂／西方古典音乐 (xīfāng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	方
せい Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

西方 (hiragana せいほう, rōmaji seihō)

1. west, western area

Related terms

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

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
西	方

Noun

西方

1. Hán tự form of tây phương, “west”