馬來西亞

See also: 马来西亚 and 馬来西亜

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (馬來西亞)		馬	來	西	亞
simp. (马来西亚)		马	来	西	亚

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malaysia.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mǎláixīyà, Mǎláixīyǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄧㄚˋ, ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ma⁴ loi³ lhai¹ a¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Mâ-lòi-sî-á / Mâ-lòi-sî-â

(Meixian, Guangdong): ma¹ loi² xi¹ a⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): Mā-lài-să̤-ā
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Má-lâi-se-a

(Teochew, Peng'im): ma² lai⁵ sai¹ a¹ / bhê² lai⁵ sai¹ a¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶ma-le-shi-ia; ⁶mo-le-shi-ia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎláixīyà
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎláisiyà
  - Wade–Giles: Ma³-lai²-hsi¹-ya⁴
  - Yale: Mǎ-lái-syī-yà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalaishiyah
  - Palladius: Малайсия (Malajsija)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎláixīyǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎláisiyǎ
  - Wade–Giles: Ma³-lai²-hsi¹-ya³
  - Yale: Mǎ-lái-syī-yǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalaishiyea
  - Palladius: Малайсия (Malajsija)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³
  - Yale: máh lòih sāi a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ loi⁴ sei¹ a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ma⁴ loi³ lhai¹ a¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐba²¹ lᵘɔi²² ɬai³³ a³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-lòi-sî-á / Mâ-lòi-sî-â
  - Hakka Romanization System: ma´ loiˇ xi´ a` / ma´ loiˇ xi´ a´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ma¹ loi² xi¹ a³ / ma¹ loi² xi¹ a¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ loi̯¹¹ si²⁴ a³¹/, /ma²⁴ loi̯¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ma¹ loi² xi¹ a⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ma⁴⁴⁻³⁵ loɪ¹¹ si⁴⁴⁻³⁵ a⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Mā-lài-să̤-ā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma³³⁻²¹ l̃ai⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ^(s-)lɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ a³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-lâi-se-a
  - Tâi-lô: Má-lâi-se-a
  - Phofsit Daibuun: maflaise'af
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² se³³ a³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai¹³⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lai²³⁻³³ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ma² lai⁵ sai¹ a¹ / bhê² lai⁵ sai¹ a¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: má lâi sai a / bé lâi sai a
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma⁵²⁻³⁵ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai³³⁻²³ a³³/, /be⁵²⁻³⁵ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai³³⁻²³ a³³/
Wu
- (Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ma-le-shi-ia; ⁶mo-le-shi-ia
  - MiniDict: ma^去 le shi ia; mo^去 le shi ia
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ma-le-xi-ia; ³mo-le-xi-ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ma²² le⁵⁵ ɕi³³ ia²¹/, /mo²² le⁵⁵ ɕi³³ ia²¹/

Proper noun

馬來西亞

Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Synonyms

馬來／马来 (Mǎlái) (non-standard, usage generally frowned upon by Malaysians)

Dialectal synonyms of 馬來西亞 (“Malaysia”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		馬來西亞
Mandarin	Taiwan	馬來西亞, 大馬, 馬國
	Malaysia	馬來西亞, 大馬
	Singapore	馬來西亞, 大馬
Cantonese	Hong Kong	馬來西亞, 大馬, 馬拉, 馬國
Eastern Min	Sitiawan (Gutian)	馬來西亞, 馬來亞
Southern Min	Xiamen	馬來西亞
	Quanzhou	馬來西亞
	Zhangzhou	馬來西亞
	Penang (Hokkien)	馬來西亞
	Singapore (Hokkien)	馬來西亞, 州府
	Manila (Hokkien)	馬來西亞
Wu	Shanghai	馬來西亞

Derived terms

馬來西亞人／马来西亚人 (Mǎláixīyàrén)
馬來西亞華人公會／马来西亚华人公会 (Mǎláixīyà Huárén Gōnghuì)
馬來西亞語／马来西亚语 (Mǎláixīyàyǔ)

Descendants

→ Zhuang: Majlaizsihya

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