夏威夷
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (夏威夷) | 夏 | 威 | 夷 | |
| simp. #(夏威夷) | 夏 | 威 | 夷 | |
Etymology
From English Hawaii, originally borrowed into Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haa6 wai1 ji4
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siàweiyí
- Wade–Giles: Hsia4-wei1-i2
- Yale: Syà-wēi-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiahueiyi
- Palladius: Сявэйи (Sjavɛji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siàwéiyí
- Wade–Giles: Hsia4-wei2-i2
- Yale: Syà-wéi-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiahweiyi
- Palladius: Сявэйи (Sjavɛji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haa6 wai1 ji4
- Yale: hah wāi yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa6 wai1 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: ha6 wei1 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /haː²² wɐi̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ha-vî-ì
- Hakka Romanization System: ha viˊ iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ha4 vi1 i2
- Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ vi²⁴ i¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
夏威夷
- Hawaii (islands)
- (～州) Hawaii (a state of the United States)