馬來西亞
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬來西亞) | 馬 | 來 | 西 | 亞 | |
| simp. (马来西亚) | 马 | 来 | 西 | 亚 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Malaysia.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ma4 loi3 lhai1 a1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mâ-lòi-sî-á / Mâ-lòi-sî-â
- Eastern Min (BUC): Mā-lài-să̤-ā
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): Má-lâi-se-a
- (Teochew, Peng'im): ma2 lai5 sai1 a1 / bhê2 lai5 sai1 a1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ma-le-shi-ia; 6mo-le-shi-ia
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎláisiyà
- Wade–Giles: Ma3-lai2-hsi1-ya4
- Yale: Mǎ-lái-syī-yà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalaishiyah
- Palladius: Малайсия (Malajsija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎláisiyǎ
- Wade–Giles: Ma3-lai2-hsi1-ya3
- Yale: Mǎ-lái-syī-yǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalaishiyea
- Palladius: Малайсия (Malajsija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3
- Yale: máh lòih sāi a
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 loi4 sei1 a3
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ma4 loi3 lhai1 a1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐba²¹ lᵘɔi²² ɬai³³ a³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-lòi-sî-á / Mâ-lòi-sî-â
- Hakka Romanization System: maˊ loiˇ xiˊ aˋ / maˊ loiˇ xiˊ aˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma1 loi2 xi1 a3 / ma1 loi2 xi1 a1
- Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ loi̯¹¹ si²⁴ a³¹/, /ma²⁴ loi̯¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Mā-lài-să̤-ā
- Sinological IPA (key): /ma³³⁻²¹ l̃ai⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ (s-)lɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ a³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-lâi-se-a
- Tâi-lô: Má-lâi-se-a
- Phofsit Daibuun: maflaise'af
- IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² se³³ a³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai¹³⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lai²³⁻³³ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ma2 lai5 sai1 a1 / bhê2 lai5 sai1 a1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: má lâi sai a / bé lâi sai a
- Sinological IPA (key): /ma⁵²⁻³⁵ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai³³⁻²³ a³³/, /be⁵²⁻³⁵ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai³³⁻²³ a³³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Proper noun
馬來西亞
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬來西亞 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬來西亞, 大馬, 馬國 |
| Malaysia | 馬來西亞, 大馬 | |
| Singapore | 馬來西亞, 聯邦, 州府, 馬國, 大馬 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬來西亞, 大馬, 馬拉, 馬國 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 馬來西亞, 馬來亞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 馬來西亞 |
| Quanzhou | 馬來西亞 | |
| Zhangzhou | 馬來西亞 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 馬來西亞 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬來西亞, 州府 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 馬來西亞 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 馬來西亞, 聯邦, 州府, 馬來亞 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 馬來西亞 |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Zhuang: Majlaizsihya