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位元

位元

Chinese

		position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (位元)		位	元

Noun

位元

bit (the smallest unit of storage in a digital computer)

Synonyms

比特 (bǐtè)
位 (wèi)

Derived terms

量子位元 (liàngzǐ wèiyuán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèiyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ūi-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèiyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ jyun⁴
  - Yale: waih yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-goân
  - Tâi-lô: uī-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uixgoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²²⁻²¹ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻²² guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui²²⁻²¹ guan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ guan²³/