暹羅
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See also: 暹罗
Chinese
| Siam | to collect; to gather; to catch to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (暹羅) | 暹 | 羅 | |
| simp. (暹罗) | 暹 | 罗 | |
| alternative forms | 暹邏／暹逻 | ||
Etymology
Short for 暹羅斛／暹罗斛 (as recorded in the History of Ming), which was a combined name for two states in modern-day Thailand:
- 暹 (Xiān) is derived from 暹 (MC sjem), referring to the kingdom of Siam, likely the kingdom of Suvarnabhumi; and
- 羅斛／罗斛, the kingdom of Lavo (now called Lopburi).
The two kingdoms merged in the mid-14th century to become the Ayutthaya Kingdom, and the combined Chinese name 暹羅 remained in use to refer to subsequent Thai kingdoms.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cim3 lo4-2 / cim3 lo4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): tiam1 lo3*
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sianluó
- Wade–Giles: Hsien1-lo2
- Yale: Syān-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianluo
- Palladius: Сяньло (Sjanʹlo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cim3 lo4-2 / cim3 lo4
- Yale: chim ló / chim lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsim3 lo4-2 / tsim3 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: qim3 lo4-2 / qim3 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːm³³ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːm³³ lɔː²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: tiam1 lo3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiam³³ lᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Siàm-lò
- Hakka Romanization System: xiamˇ loˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xiam2 lo2
- Sinological IPA: /si̯am¹¹ lo¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: siam lo
- Sinological IPA: /siam⁵⁵ lo⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
暹羅
- (historical) Siam (old name for Thailand)
- 並且日本還想佔領菲律賓、暹羅、越南、馬來半島和荷屬東印度，把外國和中國切開，獨佔西南太平洋。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Bìngqiě Rìběn hái xiǎng zhànlǐng Fēilǜbīn, Xiānluó, Yuènán, Mǎlái Bàndǎo hé Héshǔ Dōng Yìndù, bǎ wàiguó hé Zhōngguó qiēkāi, dúzhàn xīnán Tàipíngyáng.
- Moreover, Japan wants to occupy the Philippines, Siam, Indo-China, the Malay Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies in order to cut off other countries from China and monopolize the southwestern Pacific.
并且日本还想占领菲律宾、暹罗、越南、马来半岛和荷属东印度，把外国和中国切开，独占西南太平洋。 [MSC, simp.]
Usage notes
Still used by some ethnic Chinese in Thailand to refer to modern-day Thailand.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 泰國 (“Thailand”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 泰國 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 泰國 |
| Malaysia | 泰國 | |
| Singapore | 泰國 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 泰國 |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 泰國 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 泰國 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 泰國 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 泰國 |
| Hong Kong | 泰國 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 泰國 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 泰國 | |
| Bangkok (Guangfu) | 暹羅 | |
| Betong (Rongxian) | 泰國 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 泰國 |
| Jiexi | 泰國 | |
| Bangkok (Jiexi) | 暹羅 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 泰國 |
| Quanzhou | 泰國 | |
| Zhangzhou | 泰國 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 暹地, 泰國 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 泰國 | |
| Chaozhou | 泰國 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 暹羅 | |
| Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 暹羅 | |
| Hat Yai (Teochew) | 泰國 | |
| Wenchang | 泰國 | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 暹 | 羅 |
| Hyōgai | Grade: S |
| irregular | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 暹 | 羅 |
| しゃむ Hyōgai |
ろ Grade: S |
| irregular | |
Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 暹羅／暹罗 (Xiānluó).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 暹 | 羅 |
Proper noun
暹羅