圍城

See also: 围城

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	city walls; city; town
trad. (圍城)		圍	城
simp. (围城)		围	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéichéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ sing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vì-sàng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéichéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéichéng
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: wéi-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weicherng
    • Palladius: вэйчэн (vɛjčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: wàih sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-sàng
    • Hakka Romanization System: viˇ sangˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi² sang²
    • Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ saŋ¹¹/

Verb

圍城

1. (literary) to surround a city or town; to lay siege to a city or town