"枉為" meaning in All languages combined

See 枉為 on Wiktionary

Adverb [Chinese]

IPA: /uɑ̃⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/ [Wu, Northern, Shanghai, Sinological-IPA], /uɒ̃⁵³ βe³¹/ [Wu, Northern, Sinological-IPA], /uɔ̃⁵⁵ ɦuɐɪ³³/ [Wu, Northern, Ningbo, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 枉为 [Simplified-Chinese], 枉爲 [Traditional-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adv}} 枉為
  1. (chiefly Northern Wu) disappointing that...; notwithstanding that... (used to express disappointment, disapproval and disbelief at a situation) Tags: Northern, Wu
    Sense id: en-枉為-zh-adv-2tpxcniZ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Northern Wu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "枉为",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "枉爲",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adv"
      },
      "expansion": "枉為",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern Wu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "disappointing that...; notwithstanding that... (used to express disappointment, disapproval and disbelief at a situation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-枉為-zh-adv-2tpxcniZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "disappointing",
          "disappointing"
        ],
        [
          "notwithstanding",
          "notwithstanding"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Northern Wu) disappointing that...; notwithstanding that... (used to express disappointment, disapproval and disbelief at a situation)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹uaon-we₆"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-ve₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-wei₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹uaon-we₆"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "uaon^平 we^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹uaan-hhue₃"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uɑ̃⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Songjiang",
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-ve₂"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uɒ̃⁵³ βe³¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Songjiang",
        "Songjiang"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Ningbo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-wei₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Ningbo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "uaon^去 wei^平"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uɔ̃⁵⁵ ɦuɐɪ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Ningbo",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "枉為"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "枉为",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "枉爲",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adv"
      },
      "expansion": "枉為",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese adverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 枉",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 為",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Northern Wu",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Wu adverbs",
        "Wu lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "disappointing that...; notwithstanding that... (used to express disappointment, disapproval and disbelief at a situation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disappointing",
          "disappointing"
        ],
        [
          "notwithstanding",
          "notwithstanding"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Northern Wu) disappointing that...; notwithstanding that... (used to express disappointment, disapproval and disbelief at a situation)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹uaon-we₆"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-ve₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-wei₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹uaon-we₆"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "uaon^平 we^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹uaan-hhue₃"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uɑ̃⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Songjiang",
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-ve₂"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uɒ̃⁵³ βe³¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Songjiang",
        "Songjiang"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Ningbo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁵uaon-wei₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Ningbo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "uaon^去 wei^平"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uɔ̃⁵⁵ ɦuɐɪ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Ningbo",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "枉為"
}

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