French

Verb

huai

1. first-person singular past historic of huer

Mandarin

Romanization

huai

1. Nonstandard spelling of huāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of huái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of huài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.