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卡哇伊

卡哇伊

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (卡哇伊)		卡	哇	伊

Adjective

卡哇伊

(slang) cute

Etymology

Transliteration of Japanese かわいい ‎(kawaii).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǎwāyī

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà-oa-yì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎwāyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaauai
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯a̠⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹
  - Yale: kā wā yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵ wɑː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-oa-yì
  - Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ ua iˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka² ua⁴ yi²
  - IPA: /kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ i¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-oa-yì
  - Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ ua (r)iˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka² ua⁴ yi²
  - IPA: /kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ (j)i¹¹/