賽里斯
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (賽里斯) | 賽 | 里 | 斯 | |
simp. (赛里斯) | 赛 | 里 | 斯 |
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the Chinese; China, the land of the Chinese”), plural of Σήρ (Sḗr), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*slɯ, “silk”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sàilǐsih
- Wade–Giles: sai4-li3-ssŭ1
- Yale: sài-lǐ-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sayliisy
- Palladius: сайлисы (sajlisy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /saɪ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun[edit]
賽里斯