西學

西學

Chinese

		west	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (西學)		西	學
simp. (西学)		西	学

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ hok⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): se-ha̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisyué
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsüeh²
    • Yale: syī-sywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyue
    • Palladius: сисюэ (sisjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕɥɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ hok⁶
    • Yale: sāi hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːk̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-ha̍k
    • Tâi-lô: se-ha̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'hak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ hak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/

Noun

西學

1. (dated) Western learning (late Qing dynasty term for Western natural and social sciences)