威化 in Chinese

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/, /wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³/ Chinese transliterations: wēihuà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟㄏㄨㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai¹ faa³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wēihuà [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄟㄏㄨㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], weihuà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wei¹-hua⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wēi-hwà [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ueihuah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], вэйхуа [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vɛjxua [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], wāi fa [Cantonese, Yale], wai¹ faa³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei¹ fa³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From English wafer (via Cantonese). Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|en|wafer}} English wafer, {{der|cmn|yue|-}} Cantonese Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 威化

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "威化"
}

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      "ipa": "/wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³/"
    }
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  "word": "威化"
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"威化" meaning in Chinese

Noun