西洋景

Chinese

		the Western world; the West; Western Seas	bright; circumstance; scenery
simp. and trad. (西洋景)		西洋	景

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyángjǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīyángjǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siyángjǐng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yang²-ching³
    • Yale: syī-yáng-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyangjiing
    • Palladius: сиянцзин (sijanczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

西洋景

1. (historical) peepshow (sequence of pictures)
2. (figurative, derogatory) something novel and supposedly esoteric from abroad (which is actually trickery)

Synonyms

• 西洋鏡／西洋镜 (xīyángjìng)

Derived terms

• 拆穿西洋景