瑞士
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (瑞士) |
瑞 | 士 | |
Etymology
From French Suisse, borrowed through a southern Chinese dialect (where 瑞 is pronounced with an s- initial). See also 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).
Attested in both Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms (海國圖志) by Wei Yuan and A Short Account of the Maritime Circuit (瀛寰志略) by Xu Jiyu.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi6 si6 / seoi6 si6-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui5 lhu5*
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi6 si6 / seoi6 si6-2
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sūi-sǐr / Sūi-sū
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zoe-zy
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ → ㄖㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ruèishi̊h
- Wade–Giles: Jui4-shih5
- Yale: Rwèi-shr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruey.shyh
- Palladius: Жуйши (Žujši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi6 si6 / seoi6 si6-2
- Yale: seuih sih / seuih sí
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey6 si6 / soey6 si6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu6 xi6 / sêu6 xi6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²² siː²²/, /sɵy̯²² siː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhui5 lhu5*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬui³² ɬu³²⁻³²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sui-sṳ
- Hakka Romanization System: sui sii
- Hagfa Pinyim: sui4 si4
- Sinological IPA: /su̯i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
- Sinological IPA (key): /sui²⁴²⁻⁵³ søy²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
瑞士
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 瑞 | 士 |
Proper noun
- (obsolete) hanja form? of 서사 (“Switzerland”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 瑞 | 士 |
Proper noun
瑞士
- chữ Hán form of Thuỵ Sĩ (“Switzerland”).