告慰

Chinese

		to tell; to inform; to say	reassure
trad. (告慰)		告	慰
simp. #(告慰)		告	慰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàowèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou³ wai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-ùi / kò-ùi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàowèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàowèi
    • Wade–Giles: kao⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: gàu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawwey
    • Palladius: гаовэй (gaovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou³ wai³
    • Yale: gou wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou³ wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou³ wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯³³ wɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-ùi
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-uì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koruix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-ùi
    • Tâi-lô: kò-uì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koiruix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ui¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ ui²¹/

Verb

告慰

1. to console; to comfort

Synonyms

• 安慰 (ānwèi)
• 寬慰／宽慰 (kuānwèi)
• 慰問／慰问 (wèiwèn)
• 慰撫／慰抚 (wèifǔ)
• 撫慰／抚慰 (fǔwèi)