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為止

為止

See also: 为止

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (為止)		為	止
simp. (为止)		为	止

Postposition

為止

until; up till

今天的討論到此為止。 [MSC, trad.]

今天的讨论到此为止。 [MSC, simp.]

Jīntiān de tǎolùn dàocǐ wéizhǐ. [Pinyin]

And that marks the end of today's discussion.

Derived terms

到……為止／到……为止 (dào ... wéizhǐ)

到目前為止／到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wéizhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ zi²
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéizhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijyy
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ zi²
  - Yale: wàih jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-chí
  - Tâi-lô: uî-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uicie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴¹/