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).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ruìshì

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

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui⁵ lhu^5*
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sui-sṳ
Min Dong (BUC): Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
Min Nan (POJ): Sūi-sǐr / Sūi-sū
Wu (Wiktionary): zoe zr (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ruìshì → Ruìshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ → ㄖㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruey.shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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 xi²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² siː²²/, /sɵy̯²² siː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhui⁵ lhu^5*
  - 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
  - IPA: /su̯i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Sôi-*sê̤ṳ
  - IPA ^(key): /suoi²⁴²⁻⁵³ søy²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sūi-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: Suī-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sui⁴¹⁻²² sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream 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
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zoe zr (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /z̻ø²² z̻z̩⁴⁴/

Proper noun

瑞士

Switzerland

Derived terms

瑞士刀 (Ruìshìdāo)
瑞士汁
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)

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