粵

西sai1洋joeng4

sai1 joeng4Xī yáng

English

  1. the West (Europe and North America)
  2. countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
  3. roughly refers to that which lies to the west of China; the Western World

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 籠統指中國以西地方;多數指西方嘅歐美國家,參考南洋、東洋

Examples

  • 我對西洋棋沒興趣。

    I'm not interested in chess.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我對西洋棋沒有興趣。

    I'm not interested in chess.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我對西洋棋不感興趣。

    I'm not interested in chess.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 西洋常春藤是攀緣藤本植物。

    English ivy is a climbing vine.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 拉斐爾萊唐表示,在巴西,職業棋手很難獲得贊助,因為西洋棋在巴西並不流行。

    According to Rafael Leitão, it is very difficult for a professional chess player to get sponsorship in Brazil, because chess is not popular in our country.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • Charles Lindbergh於1927年成功完成了第一次獨自飛越大西洋。

    Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 西洋菜

    Watercress; literally, Western vegetable

  • 西洋棋

    chess

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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