魁偉

Chinese

		chief; head	big; large; great
trad. (魁偉)		魁	偉
simp. (魁伟)		魁	伟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuíwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ wai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoe-úi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuíwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuéiwěi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-wei³
    • Yale: kwéi-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweiwoei
    • Palladius: куйвэй (kujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ wai⁵
    • Yale: fūi wáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ wai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ wei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-úi
    • Tâi-lô: khue-uí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'uie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² ui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue³³ ui⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

魁偉

1. burly; big and tall; stalwart

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)
• 魁梧 (kuíwú)