東西
See also: 东西
Chinese
| east | west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東西) | 東 | 西 | |
| simp. (东西) | 东 | 西 | |
Etymology
- "thing; stuff"
Unknown. Many theories exist.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “needs a summary”)
Pronunciation 1
Noun
東西
- east and west
- nearby; vicinity
- everywhere
- (literary) seventy to eighty years old
Adverb
東西
- from east to west
Derived terms
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See also
- 南北 (nánběi)
Pronunciation 2
Noun
東西
- (chiefly Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Jin, Xiang) thing; stuff; something (Classifier: 個／个; 件; 樣／样)
- 我有東西要給你。／我有东西要给你。 ― Wǒ yǒu dōngxi yào gěi nǐ. ― I have something for you.
- 把我的東西還給我。 [MSC, trad.]
- Bǎ wǒ de dōngxi huán gěi wǒ. [Pinyin]
- Give my stuff back.
把我的东西还给我。 [MSC, simp.]- 我還有很多東西要學。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō dōngxi yào xué. [Pinyin]
- I still have a lot to learn.
我还有很多东西要学。 [MSC, simp.]- 不存在的東西，我怎麼能夠看得到？ [MSC, trad.]
- Bù cúnzài de dōngxi, wǒ zěnme nénggòu kàn de dào? [Pinyin]
- How can I see that which does not exist?
不存在的东西，我怎么能够看得到？ [MSC, simp.]
- Referring to a person or animal with emotion.
- 你不是個東西！／你不是个东西！ ― Nǐ bùshì ge dōngxī! ― You're good for nothing!
Usage notes
- In Mandarin, whilst 東西／东西 can mean a thing in either a physical or abstract sense, 事情 (shìqing) only means a thing in an abstract sense.
Synonyms
- 物品 (wùpǐn)
Dialectal synonyms of 東西 (“thing; object”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 物 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 東西 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 東西 |
| Taiwan | 東西 | |
| Tianjin | 東西 | |
| Tangshan | 東西 | |
| Cangzhou | 東西 | |
| Baoding | 東西 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 物件兒 | |
| Chifeng | 東西 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 東西 | |
| Harbin | 東西 | |
| Shenyang | 東西 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 東西, 東兒, 物兒 | |
| Qingdao | 東西 | |
| Jinan | 東西, 黃子 | |
| Luoyang | 東西 | |
| Wanrong | 東西 | |
| Zhengzhou | 東西 | |
| Xi'an | 東西 | |
| Yinchuan | 東西 | |
| Lanzhou | 東西 | |
| Xining | 東西 | |
| Ürümqi | 東西 | |
| Wuhan | 東西, 家伙 | |
| Chengdu | 東西 | |
| Chongqing | 東西, 家私 | |
| Guiyang | 東西 | |
| Kunming | 東西 | |
| Guilin | 東西 | |
| Liuzhou | 東西, 物件 rural | |
| Xuzhou | 東西 | |
| Yangzhou | 東子, 東西 | |
| Nanjing | 東西 | |
| Hefei | 東西 | |
| Nantong | 東西 | |
| Malaysia | 東西 | |
| Singapore | 東西 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 東西 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嘢 |
| Hong Kong | 嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 嘢 | |
| Macau | 嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 嘢 | |
| Foshan | 嘢 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 閒嘢 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 嘢 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 嘢 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 嘢 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 閒嘢 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 嘢 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 閒嘢 | |
| Taishan | 閒嘢, 嘢 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 閒嘢, 嘢 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 家伙 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 閒嘢 | |
| Dongguan | 嘢 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 嘢 | |
| Qingyuan | 嘢 | |
| Fogang | 嘢 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 嘢 | |
| Yangshan | 嘢 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 功夫, 東西 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 功夫 | |
| Shaoguan | 嘢 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 嘢 | |
| Renhua | 嘢, 東西 | |
| Lechang | 嘢 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 嘢 | |
| Sihui | 閒嘢 | |
| Guangning | 閒嘢 | |
| Deqing | 東西 | |
| Huaiji | 嘢 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 嘢 | |
| Yunfu | 嘢 | |
| Xinxing | 家伙 | |
| Luoding | 嘢 | |
| Yangjiang | 嘢 | |
| Xinyi | 嘢 | |
| Lianjiang | 嘢 | |
| Nanning | 嘢 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嘢 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 嘢 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 嘢 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 東西 |
| Lichuan | 東西 | |
| Pingxiang | 東西 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 東西 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 閒嘢, 嘢 | |
| Huiyang | 東西 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 東西 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 東西 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 嘢 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 東西 | |
| Changting | 東西 | |
| Wuping | 東西 | |
| Liancheng | 東西, 物事 | |
| Ninghua | 東西 | |
| Yudu | 東西 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 東西 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 東西 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 東西 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 東西 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 東西 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 物件 | |
| Hong Kong | 東西 | |
| Sabah (Bao'an) | 東西 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 東西 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 物事 |
| Shexian | 物事 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 東西 |
| Xinzhou | 東西 | |
| Linhe | 東西 | |
| Jining | 東西 | |
| Hohhot | 東西 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 東西 | |
| Handan | 東西 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 物事 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 物二 | |
| Songxi | 物事 | |
| Zhenghe | 二 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 二 | |
| Jianyang | 事 | |
| Wuyishan | 事 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 契 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 乇 |
| Changle | 乇 | |
| Fuqing | 乇 | |
| Pingtan | 乇 | |
| Yongtai | 乇 | |
| Gutian | 乇 | |
| Fu'an | 乇 | |
| Ningde | 乇 | |
| Shouning | 乇 | |
| Zhouning | 乇 | |
| Fuding | 乇 | |
| Matsu | 乇 | |
| Manjung (Gutian) | 乇 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 物件, 物 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 物件 | |
| Quanzhou | 物件 | |
| Jinjiang | 物件 | |
| Nan'an | 物件 | |
| Shishi | 物件, 物 | |
| Hui'an | 物件 | |
| Anxi | 物件 | |
| Yongchun | 物件 | |
| Dehua | 物件 | |
| Zhangzhou | 物件 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 物件 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 物件 | |
| Hua'an | 物件 | |
| Nanjing | 物件 | |
| Pinghe | 物件 | |
| Zhangpu | 物件 | |
| Yunxiao | 物仔 | |
| Zhao'an | 物件 | |
| Dongshan | 物件 | |
| Taipei | 物件 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 物件 | |
| Kaohsiung | 物仔, 物件 | |
| Yilan | 物仔, 物件 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 物, 物件 | |
| Taichung | 物件 | |
| Tainan | 物仔, 物件 | |
| Hsinchu | 物件 | |
| Kinmen | 物, 物件 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 物, 物件 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 物件 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 物件 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 物件 | |
| Longyan | 物 | |
| Zhangping | 物 | |
| Datian | 物事 | |
| Chaozhou | 物件, 物 | |
| Shantou | 物件 | |
| Lufeng | 前後 | |
| Haifeng | 零細 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 物件 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 物件 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 物件 | |
| Leizhou | 物 | |
| Wenchang | 物 | |
| Haikou | 物 | |
| Qionghai | 物 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 物 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 物乇 |
| Xianyou | 物乇 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 貨 |
| Sanyuan | 貨 | |
| Shaxian | 貨 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 嘢 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 嘢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 物事, 東西 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 物事 | |
| Suzhou | 物事 | |
| Danyang | 東西 | |
| Hangzhou | 東西 | |
| Ningbo | 東西 | |
| Wenzhou | 物事, 物色, 名堂 | |
| Jinhua | 東西 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 東西, 家伙 |
| Shuangfeng | 東西, 家伙 | |
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → White Hmong: toobxib
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 東 | 西 |
| とう Grade: 2 | さい > ざい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 東西 (MC tuŋ sei). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) The sai of 西 changes to zai due to rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) とーざい [tóꜜòzàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [to̞ːza̠i]
Noun
東西 • (tōzai)
- (collective) east and west
- (by extension) all over, here and there
- Orient and Occident
- (slang) a name of a good or money, originally a Chinese slang term
Derived terms
- 古今東西 (kokon tōzai, “all times and places”)
- 東西南北 (tōzai nanboku, “east, west, south and north”)
- 東西冷戦 (Tōzai Reisen, “Cold War”)
Related terms
- 南北 (nanboku): north and south - literally, south and north
- 和洋 (wayō, “Japan and Europe”)
Interjection
東西 • (tōzai)
- Synonym of 東西東西 (“your attention please; hear ye”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN