威吔

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (威吔)		威	吔
simp. #(威吔)		威	吔
alternative forms		喴吔 威也

Etymology

From English wire.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ jaa²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ jaa²
    • Yale: wāi yá
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ jaa²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ ya²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ jaː³⁵/

Noun

威吔

1. (Cantonese, theater, film, television) wire (for stunts)

Derived terms

• 吊威吔

 

Related terms

• 威亞／威亚 (wēiyǎ)
• 崴仔