唯唯

Chinese

		yes; only; alone	yes; only; alone
simp. and trad. (唯唯)		唯	唯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéiwéi, wěiwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ, ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² wai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwéi
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-wei²
    • Yale: wéi-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
    • Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwěi [Phonetic: wéiwěi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwěi
    • Wade–Giles: wei³-wei³
    • Yale: wěi-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
    • Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai² wai²
    • Yale: wái wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai² wai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei² wei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ wɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

唯唯

1. (literary) to say respectful words of compliance; to say a bunch of yes sirs and madams

Derived terms

• 唯唯諾諾 / 唯唯诺诺 (wéiwéinuònuò)