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西學

西學

Chinese

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

Noun

西學

Western learning (a late Qing Dynasty term for Western natural and social sciences)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīxué

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyue
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ hok⁶
  - Yale: sāi hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ hok⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, 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/