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巍巍

巍巍

Chinese

		high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic	high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic
simp. and trad. (巍巍)		巍	巍

Adjective

巍巍

towering; lofty

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wēiwēi, wéiwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄨㄟ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: wēiwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiuei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    巍巍
    微微
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: wéiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    唯唯
    巍巍
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁴ ngai⁴
  - Yale: ngàih ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ ngai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹/