威北
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Chinese
| phonetic | north | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (威北) | 威 | 北 | |
| simp. #(威北) | 威 | 北 | |
Etymology
See 威省 (Wēishěng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄅㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Weiběi
- Wade–Giles: Wei1-pei3
- Yale: Wēi-běi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ueibeei
- Palladius: Вэйбэй (Vɛjbɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai1 bak1
- Yale: wāi bāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai1 bak7
- Guangdong Romanization: wei1 beg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
威北
- (～縣) the North Seberang Perai District (a district of Penang, Malaysia)