虎尾
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Chinese
| tiger | tail | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (虎尾) | 虎 | 尾 | |
| simp. #(虎尾) | 虎 | 尾 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hǔwěi
- Wade–Giles: Hu3-wei3
- Yale: Hǔ-wěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Huuwoei
- Palladius: Хувэй (Xuvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu2 mei5
- Yale: fú méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu2 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: fu2 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː³⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hó͘-bóe / Hó͘-bé
- Tâi-lô: Hóo-bué / Hóo-bé
- Phofsit Daibuun: hofboea, hofbea
- IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/, /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue⁵⁵⁴/, /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/, /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/, /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/, /hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
虎尾
- (～鎮) Huwei (an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan)