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

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xīfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): щифон (xifon, I-I)

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shifang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sifang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: щифон (xifon, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiː²⁴ fɔ̃²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

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

Noun

西方

1. west
2. (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).

Proper noun

西方

1. the Western world; the West

Usage notes

The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese defines 西方 (xīfāng) 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.

Synonyms

• 西洋 (Xīyáng)

Derived terms

• 西方中心主義／西方中心主义 (xīfāngzhōngxīnzhǔyì)

• 西方人 (xīfāngrén)

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーほー [sèéhóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːho̞ː]

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 (ほっぽう) (hoppō): north, northern area

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
西	方

Noun

西方

1. Hán tự form of tây phương (“west”).