Mandarin

Romanization

weizi (Zhuyin ㄨㄟ˙ ㄗ˙)

1. Nonstandard spelling of wèizi.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz ‎(“white”). Compare Old Saxon hueti, Old English hwæte, Old Norse hveiti, Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 ‎(hwaiteis).

Noun

weizi m

1. wheat

Descendants

• German: Weizen
• Yiddish: ווייץ ‎(veyts)