"卡哇伊" meaning in All languages combined

See 卡哇伊 on Wiktionary

Adjective [Chinese]

IPA: /kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰaː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ i¹¹/ [Hakka, Northern, Sixian, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA], /kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ (j)i¹¹/ [Hakka, Southern, Sixian, Neipu, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 卡哇依 [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese かわいい (kawaii). Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|ja|かわいい|tr=kawaii}} Japanese かわいい (kawaii) Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 卡哇伊
  1. (slang) kawaii; cute Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-卡哇伊-zh-adj-JC9rML5S Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "かわいい",
        "tr": "kawaii"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese かわいい (kawaii)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Japanese かわいい (kawaii).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "卡哇依",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "卡哇伊",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kawaii; cute"
      ],
      "id": "en-卡哇伊-zh-adj-JC9rML5S",
      "links": [
        [
          "kawaii",
          "kawaii"
        ],
        [
          "cute",
          "cute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) kawaii; cute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎwāyī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "khà-oa-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎwāyī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎwayi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kʻa³-wa¹-i¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎ-wā-yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaauai"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kavai",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "каваи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kā wā yī"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka¹ wa¹ yi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "khà-oa-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka^ˇ ua^(iˇ)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka² ua⁴ yi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ i¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "khà-oa-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka^ˇ ua^((r)iˇ)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka² ua⁴ yi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ (j)i¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "卡哇伊"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "かわいい",
        "tr": "kawaii"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese かわいい (kawaii)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Japanese かわいい (kawaii).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "卡哇依",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "卡哇伊",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese adjectives",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese adjectives",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese slang",
        "Chinese terms borrowed from Japanese",
        "Chinese terms derived from Japanese",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 伊",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 卡",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 哇",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka adjectives",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Mandarin adjectives",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kawaii; cute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kawaii",
          "kawaii"
        ],
        [
          "cute",
          "cute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) kawaii; cute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎwāyī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "khà-oa-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎwāyī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚ ㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎwayi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kʻa³-wa¹-i¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kǎ-wā-yī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaauai"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kavai",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "каваи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kā wā yī"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka¹ wa¹ yi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "khà-oa-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka^ˇ ua^(iˇ)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka² ua⁴ yi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ i¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "khà-oa-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka^ˇ ua^((r)iˇ)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka² ua⁴ yi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ (j)i¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "卡哇伊"
}

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