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慰問

慰問

See also: 慰问

Chinese

		reassure	to ask
trad. (慰問)		慰	問
simp. (慰问)		慰	问

Verb

慰問

to comfort, to console
to convey sympathy, to express condolences

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèiwèn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³ man⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ùi-būn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèiwèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weywenn
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai³ man⁶
  - Yale: wai mahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai³ man⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³ mɐn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ùi-būn
  - Tâi-lô: uì-būn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uie'bun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²¹⁻⁵³ bun²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui²¹⁻⁵³ bun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui¹¹⁻⁵³ bun³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²¹⁻⁴¹ bun³³/