魁梧

Chinese

		chief; head	Sterculia platanifolia
trad. (魁梧)		魁	梧
simp. #(魁梧)		魁	梧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuíwú

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ ng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoe-ngô͘ / khoe-gô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuíwú
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuéiwú
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-wu²
    • Yale: kwéi-wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweiwu
    • Palladius: куйу (kuju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ ng⁴
    • Yale: fūi ǹgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ ng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ ng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-ngô͘
    • Tâi-lô: khue-ngôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoengoo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue³³ ŋɔ̃²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-gô͘
    • Tâi-lô: khue-gôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'goo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue³³ ɡɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ¹³/

Adjective

魁梧

1. big and tall; stalwart; sturdy

Synonyms

• 俁俁／俣俣 (yǔyǔ) (literary)
• 巖巖／岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
• 雄偉／雄伟 (xióngwěi)
• 高大 (gāodà)
• 高長／高长 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 魁偉／魁伟 (kuíwěi)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魁	梧
かい Jinmeiyō	ご Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Noun

魁(かい)梧(ご) • (kaigo) ^{←くゎいご (kwaigo)?}

1. a thing that is large and fine