Chinese edit

west ocean; foreign
simp. and trad.
(西洋)
西
 
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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)
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  • Macanese: Saiong (Portugal)

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Pronunciation 2 edit


Noun edit

西洋

  1. (Southern Min) Western cloth
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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

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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).