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慰勉

慰勉

Chinese

		reassure	exhort
simp. and trad. (慰勉)		慰	勉

Verb

慰勉

to comfort and console; to encourage

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèimiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³ min⁵
Min Nan (POJ): ùi-bián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wèimiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weymean
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    慰勉
    未免
    衛冕／卫冕
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai³ min⁵
  - Yale: wai míhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai³ min⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³ miːn¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùi-bián
  - Tâi-lô: uì-bián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uie'biern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²¹⁻⁵³ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui²¹⁻⁵³ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui¹¹⁻⁵³ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²¹⁻⁴¹ biɛn⁴¹/