"WiFi" meaning in Chinese

See WiFi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: wifi [alternative], 歪ㄈㄞˋ [alternative, Taiwan]
Etymology: Borrowed from English WiFi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|zh|en|WiFi}} Borrowed from English WiFi Head templates: {{head|zh|noun|sc=Hani}} WiFi
  1. (networking, informal) Wi-Fi Tags: informal Synonyms: 無線網路 [Taiwan], 無線網絡 [Hong-Kong, Mainland-China] Derived forms: wifi蛋 (waai1 faai1 daan6-2) [Cantonese]

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English WiFi.",
  "forms": [
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    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "wāifài"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai¹-fai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wāi-fài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "uaifay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vajfaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "вайфай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
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    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      ],
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    },
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      ]
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}
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        },
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            "Mainland-China"
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        }
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        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wāifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wāifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai¹-fai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wāi-fài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "uaifay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vajfaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "вайфай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wāai fāai"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai¹ fai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "WiFi"
}

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