世紀

See also: 世纪

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record
trad. (世紀)		世	紀
simp. (世纪)		世	纪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shìjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шыҗи (šɨži, III-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ gei²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ki / se-ki
• Eastern Min (BUC): sié-gī
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sè-kí / sì-kí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si³ gi²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sy-ci

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhjì
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhjih
    • Palladius: шицзи (šiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 世紀／世纪 事濟／事济 事蹟／事迹 試劑／试剂

  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шыҗи (šɨži, III-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

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

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ gei²
    • Yale: sai géi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ gei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ géi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ kei̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ki / se-ki
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii gi / se gi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ gi⁴ / se⁴ gi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ki⁵⁵/, /se⁵⁵ ki⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sié-gī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)i³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-kí
    • Tâi-lô: sè-kí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sea'kie
    • IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kí
    • Tâi-lô: sì-kí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si³ gi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì kí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵sy-ci
    • MiniDict: sy^去 ci
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

世紀

1. century (period of 100 years)

   中華世紀壇／中华世纪坛  ―  zhōnghuá shìjì tán  ―  China Millennium Monument

   巴·掃馬，13世紀的著名旅行家，其足跡東起北京，西至巴黎。 [MSC, trad.]
   巴·扫马，13世纪的著名旅行家，其足迹东起北京，西至巴黎。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bā Sǎomǎ, shísān shìjì de zhùmíng lǚxíngjiā, qí zújì dōng qǐ Běijīng, xī zhì Bālí. [Pinyin]

   The footmark of the famous 13th-century explorer Bar Sauma spans from Beijing in the East to Paris in the West.

   在20世紀60年代，美國人工智能出現了爆發性的發展。 [MSC, trad.]
   在20世纪60年代，美国人工智能出现了爆发性的发展。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn. [Pinyin]

   The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Derived terms

• 世紀末／世纪末 (shìjìmò)
• 世紀蛋／世纪蛋

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世	紀
せい Grade: 3	き Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 世紀 (syej^H ki^X).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーき [séꜜèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːkʲi]

• Homophones: 正気, 正規, 生気, 生起, 成規, 西紀, 制規, 性器, 青旗, 凄気, 旌旗, 清気, 清奇, 清規, 清暉, 清輝, 盛期, 腥気, 精気, 精機, 精騎

Noun

世(せい)紀(き) • (seiki) 

1. century (100 years)
   • 1915, 与謝野晶子, 私の貞操観:

     今(いま)は女(おんな)の目(め)の開(ひら)く世(せい)紀(き)である。

     Ima wa onna no me no hiraku seiki de aru.

     This is the century when women open their eyes.

Counter

世(せい)紀(き) • (-seiki) 

1. century

   20(にじっ)世(せい)紀(き)

   nijisseiki

   the 20th century

   21(にじゅういっ)世(せい)紀(き)

   nijūisseiki

   the 21st century

Derived terms

• 世(せい)紀(き)末(まつ) (seikimatsu)
• 世(せい)紀(き)末(まつ)的(てき) (seikimatsuteki)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	紀

Noun

世紀 • (segi) (hangeul 세기)

1. hanja form^? of 세기 (“century”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世	紀

Noun

世紀

1. chữ Hán form of thế kỉ (“century”).