娃兒
See also: 娃儿
Chinese
[edit]| baby; doll | son; child; diminutive suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (娃兒) | 娃 | 兒 | |
| simp. (娃儿) | 娃 | 儿 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wár
- Wade–Giles: wa2-ʼrh
- Yale: wár
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wal
- Palladius: вар (var)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑɻ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: wa2 er2-1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ua r
- Sinological IPA (key): /ua²¹ ɚ²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waa1 ji4
- Yale: wā yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa1 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: wa1 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː⁵⁵ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]娃兒
- (chiefly Mandarin) Erhua form of 娃 (wá, “child; baby”).
- 雲飄飄 聽風說話 娃兒別怕 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 佘詩曼 (Charmaine Sheh), 鄭櫻綸 (England Cheng, lyricist), 《風車》
- wan4 piu1 piu1, ting3 fung1 syut3 waa6, waa1 ji4 bit6 paa3 [Jyutping]
- The clouds are floating, listening to the wind speaking; don't be afraid, dear [a child].
云飘飘 听风说话 娃儿别怕 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]