西洋

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Chinese[edit]

west ocean; foreign
simp. and trad.
(西洋)
西
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Pronunciation 1[edit]


Proper noun[edit]

西洋

  1. the Western world; the West
  2. (literary, historical) Western Seas (region west of the South China Sea)
    西洋西洋  ―  Zhèng Hé xià xīyáng  ―  [Voyages of] Zheng He down the Western Seas
Synonyms[edit]
  • (the Western world): 西方 (xīfāng)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Macanese: Saiong (Portugal)

References[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]


Noun[edit]

西洋

  1. (Southern Min) Western cloth
Synonyms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
西
せい
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

西(せい)(よう) (seiyōせいやう (seyau)?

  1. The West, western countries

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term
西

Noun[edit]

西洋 (seoyang) (hangeul 서양)

  1. Hanja form? of 서양 (the West).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
西

Noun[edit]

西洋

  1. chữ Hán form of Tây Dương (the West, western countries).