希臘
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See also: 希腊
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (希臘) | 希 | 臘 | |
| simp. (希腊) | 希 | 腊 | |
| alternative forms | 希獵／希猎 Cantonese; obsolete | ||
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás); attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine. Compare English Hellas.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hei1 laap6 / hei1 lip6
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Hĭ-lăk
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-laq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Silà
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-la4
- Yale: Syī-là
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shilah
- Palladius: Сила (Sila)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ lä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hei1 laap6 / hei1 lip6
- Yale: hēi laahp / hēi lihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei1 laap9 / hei1 lip9
- Guangdong Romanization: héi1 lab6 / héi1 lib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯⁵⁵ laːp̚²/, /hei̯⁵⁵ liːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hî-lia̍p
- Hakka Romanization System: hiˊ liab
- Hagfa Pinyim: hi1 liab6
- Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯ap̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Hĭ-lăk
- Sinological IPA (key): /hi⁵⁵ l̃aʔ⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hi-la̍h
- Tâi-lô: Hi-la̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: hilah
- IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ laʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hi-lia̍p
- Tâi-lô: Hi-lia̍p
- Phofsit Daibuun: hiliap
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hi1 lah8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hi la̍h
- Sinological IPA (key): /hi³³⁻²³ laʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
Proper noun
希臘
- Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Zhuang: Hihlaz
See also
- 希利尼 (Xīlìní)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 希 | 臘 |
| Grade: 4 | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
Etymology
The spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 希臘 / 希腊 (Xīlà) which derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás), not Latin Graecia from which Japanese ギリシャ (Girisha)/ギリシア (Girishia) derives.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
希臘 or 希臘 • (Girisha or Girishia)
Usage notes
The first character as an abbreviation (希) is more common than the full kanji spelling.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 希 | 臘 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 希 | 臘 |
Proper noun
希臘