瑞士

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) [1842] by Wei Yuan and A Short Account of the Maritime Circuit (瀛寰志略) [1849] by Xu Jiyu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ruìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi⁶ si⁶, seoi⁶ si^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui⁵ lhu^5*
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Sui-sṳ

(Meixian, Guangdong): sui⁴ si⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sūi-sǐr / Sūi-sū
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶zoe-zy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ruìshì → Ruìshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - 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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁶ si⁶, seoi⁶ si^6-2
  - Yale: seuih sih, seuih sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁶ si⁶, soey⁶ si^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁶ xi⁶, sêu⁶ xi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² siː²²/, /sɵy̯²² siː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhui⁵ lhu^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬui³² ɬu³²⁻³²⁵/
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)
  - Guangdong: sui⁴ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /suɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sui²⁴²⁻⁵³ søy²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sūi-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: Suī-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sui⁴¹⁻²² sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sūi-sū
  - Tâi-lô: Suī-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suixsu
  - IPA (Taipei): /sui³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui³³⁻²¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sui²²⁻²¹ su²²/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶zoe-zy
  - MiniDict: zoe^去 zy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zoe-zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zø²² zz̩⁴⁴/

Proper noun

瑞士

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)

Synonyms

(official name) 瑞士聯邦／瑞士联邦 (Ruìshì Liánbāng, “Swiss Confederation”)
(obsolete) 瑞西 (Ruìxī)

Derived terms

瑞士乳桿菌／瑞士乳杆菌 (Ruìshì rǔgānjūn)
瑞士人 (ruìshìrén)
瑞士刀 (ruìshìdāo)
瑞士捲／瑞士卷 (ruìshìjuǎn)
瑞士汁 (ruìshìzhī)
瑞士軍刀／瑞士军刀 (Ruìshì jūndāo)
瑞士軍官刀／瑞士军官刀 (Ruìshì jūnguān dāo)
瑞士雞翼／瑞士鸡翼 (Ruìshì jīyì)

Korean

Hanja in this term
瑞	士

Proper noun

瑞士 • (Seosa) (hangeul 서사)

(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”).

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