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巍然

巍然

Chinese

		high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic	correct; right; so correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
simp. and trad. (巍然)		巍	然

Adjective

巍然

towering; lofty; majestic; imposing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wēirán, wéirán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄖㄢˊ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): gûi-liân / gûi-jiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wēirán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiran
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéirán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiran
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: ngàih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-liân
  - Tâi-lô: guî-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guilieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gui²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gui²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûi-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: guî-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guijieen
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gui¹³⁻²² d͡ʑiɛn¹³/