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畏懼

畏懼

See also: 畏惧

Chinese

		to fear	to fear
trad. (畏懼)		畏	懼
simp. (畏惧)		畏	惧

Verb

畏懼

to be afraid; to fear; to dread

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèijù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³ geoi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ùi-khū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèijù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyjiw
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai³ geoi⁶
  - Yale: wai geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai³ goey⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³ kɵy̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùi-khū
  - Tâi-lô: uì-khū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uie'qu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰu³³/