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圍困

圍困

See also: 围困

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	distress; sleepy; doze off
trad. (圍困)		圍	困
simp. (围困)		围	困

Noun

圍困

siege, encirclement

Verb

圍困

to surround, to encircle, to hem in, to besiege

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wéikùn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ kwan³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vì-khun

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéikùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weikuenn
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ kwan³
  - Yale: wàih kwan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ kwan³
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ kʷʰɐn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-khun
  - Hakka Romanization System: viˇ kun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi² kun⁴
  - IPA: /vi¹¹ kʰun⁵⁵/