"wifi" meaning in Chinese

See wifi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/, /waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wāifài [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], waai¹ faai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wāifài [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], waifài [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wai¹-fai⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wāi-fài [Mandarin, Yale], uaifay [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вайфай [Mandarin, Palladius], vajfaj [Mandarin, Palladius], wāai fāai [Cantonese, Yale], waai¹ faai¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wai¹ fai¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English wifi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|zh|en|wifi}} Borrowed from English wifi Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} wifi
  1. Alternative form of WiFi (wāifài) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: WiFi (extra: wāifài)
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English wifi.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai¹-fai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāi-fài"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uaifay"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вайфай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vajfaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāai fāai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai¹ fai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wifi"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English wifi.",
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waifài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai¹-fai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāi-fài"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вайфай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vajfaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wāai fāai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waai¹ faai¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai¹ fai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wifi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wifi meaning in Chinese (1.9kB)

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