渭水
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Chinese
| name of a river | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (渭水) | 渭 | 水 | |
| simp. #(渭水) | 渭 | 水 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wèishuěi
- Wade–Giles: Wei4-shui3
- Yale: Wèi-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weyshoei
- Palladius: Вэйшуй (Vɛjšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai6 seoi2
- Yale: waih séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²² sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: hjw+jH sywijX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢuds qʰʷljilʔ/
Proper noun
渭水
Synonyms
- 渭河 (Wèihé) (modern-day)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 渭 | 水 |
| い Hyōgaiji |
すい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- the Wei River