幽閉

See also: 幽闭

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
trad. (幽閉)		幽	閉
simp. (幽闭)		幽	闭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōubì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ bai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iu-pì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōubì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: youbì
    • Wade–Giles: yu¹-pi⁴
    • Yale: yōu-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ioubih
    • Palladius: юби (jubi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau¹ bai³
    • Yale: yāu bai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ bai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ bei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-pì
    • Tâi-lô: iu-pì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iu'pix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ pi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/

Verb

幽閉

1. to confine
2. to imprison; to keep captive
3. to sterilize a woman as a form of punishment