卡哇伊

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (卡哇伊)		卡	哇	伊
alternative forms		卡哇依

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese かわいい (kawaii).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎwāyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà-oa-yì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎwāyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄚ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎwayi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa³-wa¹-i¹
    • Yale: kǎ-wā-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaauai
    • Palladius: каваи (kavai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹
    • Yale: kā wā yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ wa¹ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-oa-yì
    • Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˇ ua i^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka² ua⁴ yi²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ i¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-oa-yì
    • Hakka Romanization System: ka^ˇ ua (r)i^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka² ua⁴ yi²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹ u̯a⁵⁵ (j)i¹¹/

Adjective

卡哇伊

1. (slang) kawaii; cute