西元

Chinese

		west	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (西元)		西	元

Etymology

Short for 西方紀元／西方纪元 (xīfāng jìyuán, “Western world + era”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ jyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siyuán
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yüan²
  - Yale: syī-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyuan
  - Palladius: сиюань (sijuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: sāi yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-goân
  - Tâi-lô: se-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: se'goaan
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ ɡuan²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

Noun

西元

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) anno Domini (AD); Common Era (CE)

Synonyms

公元 (gōngyuán)
耶穌紀元／耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán)

Derived terms

西元前