臂彎

Chinese

		arm	bend; bent
trad. (臂彎)		臂	彎
simp. (臂弯)		臂	弯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei³ waan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìwan
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-wan¹
    • Yale: bì-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihuan
    • Palladius: бивань (bivanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ wän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei³ waan¹
    • Yale: bei wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei³ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi³ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³³ waːn⁵⁵/

Noun

臂彎

1. crook of the elbow
   • 1989, “夕陽之歌”, in 陳少琪 (lyrics), In Brasil‎^[1], performed by 梅艷芳 [Anita Mui]:

     曾遇你真心的臂彎　伴我走過患難 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     曾遇你真心的臂弯　伴我走过患难 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     cang⁴ jyu⁶ nei⁵ zan¹ sam¹ dik¹ bei³ waan¹, bun⁶ ngo⁵ zau² gwo³ waan⁶ naan⁶ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)