巋巍

See also: 岿巍

Chinese

		high and mighty (of mountain); hilly	high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic
trad. (巋巍)		巋	巍
simp. (岿巍)		岿	巍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuīwēi, kuīwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ, ㄎㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuīwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kueiwei
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹-wei¹
    • Yale: kwēi-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueiuei
    • Palladius: куйвэй (kujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuīwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kueiwéi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹-wei²
    • Yale: kwēi-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueiwei
    • Palladius: куйвэй (kujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ ngai⁴
    • Yale: kwāi ngàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ ngai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ ngei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Adjective

巋巍

1. (formal) towering; lofty