圍棋

See also: 圍碁, 围棋, and 囲碁

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (圍棋)		圍	棋
simp. (围棋)		围	棋
alternative forms		圍碁／围碁 圍棊／围棊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wéiqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wei² qi²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wai⁴ kei^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): vi³ kei^3*

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'ui⁴ qi²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vì-khì

  (Meixian, Guangdong): vi² ki²

• Jin (Wiktionary): vei¹ qi¹
• Northern Min (KCR): ṳ̌-gǐ
• Eastern Min (BUC): uòi-gì
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ui⁵ gi⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶we-ji
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei² ji²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéicí
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-chʻi²
    • Yale: wéi-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weichyi
    • Palladius: вэйци (vɛjci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: wei² qi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uiki
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uei²¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ kei^4-2
    • Yale: wàih kéi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ kei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ kéi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: vi³ kei^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vi²² kʰei²²⁻²²⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'ui⁴ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈui³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-khì
    • Hakka Romanization System: viˇ kiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi² ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: vi² ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /ʋi¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: vei¹ qi¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /vei¹¹ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳ̌-gǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹ ki²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: uòi-gì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)i⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-kî
    • Tâi-lô: uî-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'kii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ ki²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ui⁵ gi⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi kî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶we-ji
    • MiniDict: we^去 ji
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-jji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² d͡ʑi⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: uei² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u̯e̞i̯¹³ t͡ɕi¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: hjw+j|hjw+jH gi

Rime
Character	圍	圍	棋
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	云 (35)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	微 (21)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	雨非切	于貴切	渠之切
Baxter	hjw+j	hjw+jH	gi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉi/	/ɦʉiH/	/ɡɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɨi/	/ɦʷɨiH/	/ɡɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuəi/	/ɣiuəiH/	/ɡie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuj/	/ɦujH/	/gɨ/
Li Rong	/ɣiuəi/	/ɣiuəiH/	/ɡiə/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwəi/	/ɣĭwəiH/	/ɡĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/we̯i/	/we̯iH/	/gi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wéi	wèi	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai4	wai6	kei4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷə[j]  [ɡ](r)ə/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯl|ɢʷɯls  ɡɯ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	圍	棋
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wéi	qí
Middle Chinese	‹ hjwɨj ›	‹ gi ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷə[j]/	/*[ɡ](r)ə/
English	surround	chess, board game
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	圍	圍	棋
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
No.	12816	12834	9946
Phonetic component	韋	韋	其
Rime group	微	微	之
Rime subdivision	2	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	幃	胃	其
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷɯl/	/*ɢʷɯls/	/*ɡɯ/
Notes			木根，又棊注通作棋

Noun

圍棋

1. (board games) Go

Synonyms

• 大棋 (dàqí)