逶迤

Chinese

		winding, curving; swagger	extending to; winding
trad. (逶迤)		逶	迤
simp. #(逶迤)		逶	迤

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:

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• 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/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 逶迤

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

Synonyms

• (winding): 迤邐／迤逦 (yǐlǐ)