English

Proper noun

Rui

1. A Japanese male given name
2. A Portuguese male given name

Japanese

Romanization

Rui

1. rōmaji reading of るい

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ruy

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁuj/

Proper noun

Rui m

1. A male given name, very common, etymologically equivalent to Rod, but used independently of Rodrigo.

Dutch

Verb

rui

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruien
2. imperative of ruien

Japanese

Romanization

rui

1. rōmaji reading of るい

Latin

Verb

ruī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ruō

Mandarin

Romanization

rui

1. Nonstandard spelling of ruí.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǐ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ruì.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.