亞克西

See also: 亚克西

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (亞克西)		亞	克	西
simp. (亚克西)		亚	克	西
alternative forms		雅克西

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur ياخشى (yaxshi, “good”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “[1]”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàkèxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ hak¹ sai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàkèxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàkèsi
    • Wade–Giles: ya⁴-kʻo⁴-hsi¹
    • Yale: yà-kè-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahkehshi
    • Palladius: якэси (jakɛsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ hak¹ sai¹
    • Yale: a hāk sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ hak⁷ sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ heg¹ sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ hɐk̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

亞克西

1. (of things related to Xinjiang) good

   • 紅柳精神「亞克西」 [MSC, trad.]
     红柳精神「亚克西」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1986 August 20, People's Daily, →ISSN, page 4

     hóngliǔ jīngshén “yàkèxī” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 「1月12日簽訂框架協議，1月18日就拿到了營業執照，兵團速度，亞克西！」左恩生對此誇讚不已。 [MSC, trad.]
     「1月12日签订框架协议，1月18日就拿到了营业执照，兵团速度，亚克西！」左恩生对此夸赞不已。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2021 February 2, 谌慧, 《兵团速度，亚克西！》, in 《兵团日报》, page 2

     “1 yuè 12 rì qiāndìng kuàngjià xiéyì, 1 yuè 18 rì jiù nádào le yíngyè zhízhào, Bīngtuán sùdù, yàkèxī!” Zuǒ Ēnshēng duì cǐ kuāzàn bùyǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 亞克蜥／亚克蜥 (“Yax lizard”, an addition to the satirical Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures)

See also

• 瓦吉瓦