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): ㄒㄧㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīyángjǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄧㄤˊ 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

(historical) peepshow (sequence of pictures)
(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

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