"喂" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /eʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /eʔ⁵/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /eʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /eʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /eʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /weɪ̯⁵¹/, /wɐi̯³³/, /eʔ³²/, /eʔ⁵/, /eʔ³²/, /eʔ³²/, /eʔ³²/ Chinese transliterations: wèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], wei⁴ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], eh, wèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wèi [Mandarin, Yale], wey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэй [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], wai [Cantonese, Yale], wai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], eh [Hokkien, POJ], eh [Hokkien, Tai-lo], eq [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 喂
  1. (used to call attention) Hey!
    Sense id: en-喂-zh-character-tXw3Cg~M Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 43 45 12

Interjection

IPA: /weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɛ/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ueʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ue²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ueʔ⁵/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ue²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ueʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ue¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ueʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ue²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ueʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ue²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /uei³⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /uai³⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /weɪ̯³⁵/, /weɪ̯/, /wɛ/, /wɐi̯³⁵/, /wei̯³⁵/, /ueʔ³²/, /ue²⁴/, /ueʔ⁵/, /ue²⁴/, /ueʔ³²/, /ue¹³/, /ueʔ³²/, /ue²⁴/, /ueʔ³²/, /ue²³/, /uei³⁵/, /uai³⁵/, /ue³⁴/ Chinese transliterations: wéi [Mandarin, Pinyin], wei [Mandarin, Pinyin], we [Mandarin, Pinyin], wei² [Mandarin, Pinyin], wei⁵/wei⁰ [Mandarin, Pinyin], we⁵/we⁰ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ˙ㄨㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ˙ㄨㄝ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai² [Cantonese, Jyutping], wei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], oeh [Hokkien, POJ], ôe [Hokkien, POJ], uêi⁶ [Peng'im, Teochew], uai⁶ [Peng'im, Teochew], ⁵ue, wéi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wéi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wéi [Mandarin, Yale], wei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэй [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], wei [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], we̊i [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wei [Mandarin, Yale], .uei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], we [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], we̊ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], weh⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], we [Mandarin, Yale], .ue [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэ [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], wái [Cantonese, Yale], wéi [Cantonese, Yale], wai² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], wéi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ueh [Hokkien, Tai-lo], uê [Hokkien, Tai-lo], oeq [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], oee [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], uĕi [POJ, Teochew], uăi [POJ, Teochew], ⁵ue [Wu], ue^去 [Wu], ²ue [Wu], /ue³⁴/ [Wu]
Head templates: {{head|zh|interj}} 喂
  1. hello?; yes? (greeting, used when responding to a call, such as a phone call)
    Sense id: en-喂-zh-intj-mknsrIiF Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese phrasebook Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 43 45 12 Disambiguation of Chinese phrasebook: 34 52 14
  2. (dated) Response when spoken to directly face-to-face: yes? Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-喂-zh-intj-J~UNQgLG Categories (other): Beginning Mandarin, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Elementary Mandarin Disambiguation of Beginning Mandarin: 20 35 45 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 43 45 12 Disambiguation of Elementary Mandarin: 24 32 44

Download JSON data for 喂 meaning in Chinese (8.0kB)

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          "text": "起身喇喂! [Cantonese] ― hei² san¹ laa³ wai³! [Jyutping] ― Hey, get up!",
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        {
          "english": "Hey, you're in the way!",
          "ref": "喂,你阻住條路喎! [Cantonese, trad.]",
          "text": "喂,你阻住条路㖞! [Cantonese, simp.]\nwai³, nei⁵ zo² zyu⁶ tiu⁴ lou⁶ wo³! [Jyutping]",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "eh"
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      "zh-pron": "wei⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "wèi"
    },
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      "zh-pron": "eh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eq"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ⁵/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁵/wei⁰"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we⁵/we⁰"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "˙ㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "˙ㄨㄝ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oeh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ôe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uêi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uai⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁵ue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we̊i"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": ".uei"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weh⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "we"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": ".ue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wei̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ueh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oeq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oee"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uĕi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uăi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uei³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uai³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁵ue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ue^去"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "²ue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ue³⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wei̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ueʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uei³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uai³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ue³⁴/"
    }
  ],
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}
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        {
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        "Pinyin"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "eh"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      ],
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
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        "POJ"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eh"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ⁵/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʔ³²/"
    }
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        "Pinyin"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "POJ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ôe"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uêi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wei"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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        "Yale"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
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    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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        "Zhangzhou"
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        "Zhangzhou"
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        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/ue²⁴/",
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        "Taipei"
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        "Teochew"
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      "ipa": "/uai³⁵/",
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      "tags": [
        "Wu"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "²ue"
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        "Wu"
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯/"
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      "ipa": "/wɛ/"
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      "ipa": "/ue²³/"
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}

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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Wugniu'",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "",
  "title": "喂",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "喂"
  ],
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  "subsection": "",
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}

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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Sinological IPA (Shanghai)'",
  "path": [
    "喂"
  ],
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  "subsection": "",
  "title": "喂",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "wiktionary/179/20240425",
  "msg": "喂/Chinese/soft-redirect: missing \"senses\" in data (must have at least one sense, add empty sense with \"no-gloss\" tag if none otherwise available): {\"categories\": [\"Beginning Mandarin\", \"Chinese Han characters\", \"Chinese entries with incorrect language header\", \"Chinese interjections\", \"Chinese lemmas\", \"Chinese phrasebook\", \"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation\", \"Elementary Mandarin\", \"Requests for pronunciation in Teochew entries\"], \"lang\": \"Chinese\", \"lang_code\": \"zh\", \"pos\": \"soft-redirect\", \"redirects\": [\"餵\"], \"word\": \"喂\"}",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.