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圍棋

圍棋

See also: 围棋

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	chess
trad. (圍棋)		圍	棋
simp. (围棋)		围	棋

Noun

圍棋

(board game) go

Etymology

From 圍 ("to surround", referring to the board) and 棋 ("a collective name for various (chess) games").

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wéiqí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ kei^4-2
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-kî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wéiqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weichyi
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    圍棋／围棋
    為期／为期
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ kei^4-2
  - Yale: wàih kéi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ kei^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-kî
  - Tâi-lô: uî-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'kii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ ki²³/