敘利亞
See also: 叙利亚
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (敘利亞/敍利亞) | 敘/敍 | 利 | 亞 | |
| simp. (叙利亚) | 叙 | 利 | 亚 | |
Etymology
Attested in 海國圖志 (Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms) [1852].
Earlier forms in the first half of the 19th century included 敘哩亞／叙哩亚, 敘里亞／叙里亚, 西利亞／西利亚, etc. Forms with 敘／叙 (xù) as the first syllable possibly derive from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi6 lei6 aa3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Si-li-â
- Eastern Min (BUC): Sê̤ṳ-lé-ā
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sǐr-lī-a / Sū-lī-a / Sī-lī-a
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xùlìyà
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syùlìyà
- Wade–Giles: Hsü4-li4-ya4
- Yale: Syù-lì-yà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiuhlihyah
- Palladius: Сюйлия (Sjujlija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xùlìyǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syùlìyǎ
- Wade–Giles: Hsü4-li4-ya3
- Yale: Syù-lì-yǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiuhlihyea
- Palladius: Сюйлия (Sjujlija)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zeoi6 lei6 aa3
- Yale: jeuih leih a
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey6 lei6 aa3
- Guangdong Romanization: zêu6 léi6 a3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɵy̯²² lei̯²² aː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Si-li-â
- Hakka Romanization System: xi li aˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi4 li4 a1
- Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ a²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sǐr-lī-a
- Tâi-lô: Sǐr-lī-a
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² li⁴¹⁻²² a³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sū-lī-a
- Tâi-lô: Sū-lī-a
- Phofsit Daibuun: suxlixaf
- IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ li³³⁻¹¹ a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ li³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sī-lī-a
- Tâi-lô: Sī-lī-a
- Phofsit Daibuun: sixlixaf
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Proper noun
敘利亞
- Syria
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- 居三月，欲舟行往敘利亞，猶太人計害之，遂定意過馬其頓而反。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Jū sān yuè, yù zhōu xíng wǎng Xùlìyà, Yóutàirén jì hài zhī, suì dìngyì guò mǎqídùn ér fǎn. [Pinyin]
- And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
居三月，欲舟行往叙利亚，犹太人计害之，遂定意过马其顿而反。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Adjective
敘利亞