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恭維

恭維

See also: 恭维

Chinese

		respectful	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
trad. (恭維)		恭	維
simp. (恭维)		恭	维

Verb

恭維

to flatter; to compliment

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gōngwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ wai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gōngwéi → gōngwei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟˊ → ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong.wei
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/ → /kʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯²/
  - Homophones:
    
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    宮闈／宫闱
    恭維／恭维
    攻圍／攻围
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ wai⁴
  - Yale: gūng wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ wai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/