西元

Chinese

		west	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (西元)		西	元

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-goân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siyuán
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yüan²
    • Yale: syī-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyuan
    • Palladius: сиюань (sijuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ jyun⁴
    • Yale: sāi yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-goân
    • Tâi-lô: se-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'goaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

Noun

西元

1. anno Domini (AD); Common Era (CE)

Synonyms

• 公元 (gōngyuán)