室韋
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (室韋) | 室 | 韋 | |
| simp. (室韦) | 室 | 韦 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Xianbei *širwi, likely a late form of Xianbei *serbi.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhwéi
- Wade–Giles: shih4-wei2
- Yale: shr̀-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhwei
- Palladius: шивэй (šivɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
室韋／室韦
式微
視為／视为
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhwéi
- Wade–Giles: shih3-wei2
- Yale: shř-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyywei
- Palladius: шивэй (šivɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sat1 wai4 / sat1 wai5
- Yale: sāt wàih / sāt wáih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sat7 wai4 / sat7 wai5
- Guangdong Romanization: sed1 wei4 / sed1 wei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/, /sɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: syit hjw+j
Proper noun
室韋
- (historical) Shiwei, an ancient ethnic group in China
- (historical) previous county in Hulunbuir