為之

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (為之/爲之)		為/爲	之
simp. (为之)		为	之

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ zi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ zi¹
    • Yale: wàih jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Verb

為之

1. (Cantonese) to be defined as; to be considered as

   地球圍繞太陽一週為之一年。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   地球围绕太阳一周为之一年。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   dei⁶ kau⁴ wai⁴ jiu⁵ taai³ joeng⁴ jat¹ zau¹ wai⁴ zi¹ jat¹ nin⁴. [Jyutping]

   A year is defined as [the time that] the Earth rotates around the Sun for one cycle.