逶迤

Chinese

		winding, curving; swagger	extending to; winding
trad. (逶迤)		逶	迤
simp. #(逶迤)		逶	迤
alternative forms		逶迆 委蛇 逶迱

Etymology

Related to 委蛇 (wēiyí).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēiyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ ji⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weiyí
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-i²
    • Yale: wēi-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiyi
    • Palladius: вэйи (vɛji)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ i³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 委蛇 威儀 / 威仪 逶迤

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ ji⁵
    • Yale: wāi yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ jiː¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jwe ye

Rime
Character	逶	迤
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (14)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於爲切	弋支切
Baxter	'jwe	ye
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiuᴇ/	/jiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷᵚiɛ/	/jiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɛ/	/jɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjwiə̆/	/jiə̆/
Li Rong	/ʔjue/	/ie/
Wang Li	/ǐwe/	/jǐe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔwie̯/	/ie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai1	ji4

Adjective

逶迤

1. (ideophonic) winding; meandering
2. (literary, ideophonic) long and far

Synonyms

• (winding): 迤邐／迤逦 (yǐlǐ)

Derived terms

• 逶迤退食