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維基

維基

See also: 维基

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; radical (chem.)
trad. (維基)		維	基
simp. (维基)		维	基
Literally: “to maintain the fundamental (knowledge)”.

Noun

維基

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Derived terms

維基百科／维基百科 (Wéijī bǎikē)

維基詞典／维基词典 (Wéijī cídiǎn)

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English wiki.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wéijī

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ gei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vì-kî
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wéijī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiji
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    危機／危机
    維基／维基
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ gei¹
  - Yale: wàih gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-kî
  - Hakka Romanization System: viˇ gi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi² gi¹
  - IPA: /vi¹¹ ki²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-ki
  - Tâi-lô: uî-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/