唯唯

Chinese

		yes; only; alone	yes; only; alone
simp. and trad. (唯唯)		唯	唯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéiwéi, wěiwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ, ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² wai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwéi
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-wei²
  - Yale: wéi-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
  - Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    唯唯
    巍巍
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwěi [Phonetic: wéiwěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwěi
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-wei³
  - Yale: wěi-wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
  - Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    娓娓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² wai²
  - Yale: wái wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² wai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei² wei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ wɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

唯唯

(literary) to say respectful words of compliance; to say a bunch of yes sirs and madams

Derived terms

唯唯諾諾／唯唯诺诺 (wéiwéinuònuò)

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