四維

Chinese

		four	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
trad. (四維)		四	維
simp. (四维)		四	维

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ wai⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-vì
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sù-ûi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si³ rui⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhwéi
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-wei²
    • Yale: sz̀-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhwei
    • Palladius: сывэй (syvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ wai⁴
    • Yale: sei wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ wɐi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-vì
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi viˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ vi²
    • Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ vi¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: sù-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suo'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su²¹⁻⁵³ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ ui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹⁻⁵³ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ ui²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si³ rui⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì jûi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zui⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 四維

1. the four social bonds (propriety, justice, integrity and honour)
2. (literary) the southeastern, southwestern, northeastern and northwestern corners
3. (literary, by extension) the four directions; all directions

See also

• 禮義廉恥／礼义廉耻 (lǐyìliánchǐ)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 四維

1. (attributive) four-dimensional