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唯唯

唯唯

Chinese

		yes; -ism; only yes; -ism; only; alone	yes; -ism; only yes; -ism; only; alone
simp. and trad. (唯唯)		唯	唯

Verb

唯唯

(archaic) to say respectful words of compliance; to say a bunch of yes sirs and madams

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wéiwéi, wěiwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ, ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² wai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wéiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² wai²
  - Yale: wái wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² wai²
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ wɐi̯³⁵/