安慰

Chinese

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	reassure
trad. (安慰)		安	慰
simp. #(安慰)		安	慰
2nd round simp.		安尉
anagram		慰安

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ wai³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ôn-vi / ôn-ví
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): an-ùi / an-ùiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anwèi
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: ān-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anwey
    • Palladius: аньвэй (anʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ wai³
    • Yale: ōn wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-vi
    • Hakka Romanization System: on´ vi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ vi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /on²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-ví
    • Hakka Romanization System: on´ vi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ vi³
    • Sinological IPA: /on²⁴ vi³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ùi
    • Tâi-lô: an-uì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: an'uix
    • IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ui¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² ui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ ui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: an-uìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: an'vuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² uĩ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'an 'jw+jH

Rime
Character	安	慰
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	烏寒切	於胃切
Baxter	'an	'jw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑn/	/ʔʉiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑn/	/ʔʷɨiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑn/	/ʔiuəiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔan/	/ʔujH/
Li Rong	/ʔɑn/	/ʔiuəiH/
Wang Li	/ɑn/	/ĭwəiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑn/	/ʔwe̯iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ān	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	on1	wai3

Verb

安慰

1. to comfort; to console

   她的狗死後，我們盡力安慰她。 [MSC, trad.]
   她的狗死后，我们尽力安慰她。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā de gǒu sǐ hòu, wǒmen jìnlì ānwèi tā. [Pinyin]

   We tried to console her when her dog died.

   有他在這兒真是一個巨大的安慰。 [MSC, trad.]
   有他在这儿真是一个巨大的安慰。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǒu tā zài zhèr zhēn shì yī ge jùdà de ānwèi. [Pinyin]

   It was a great comfort to have him here.

Synonyms

• 告慰 (gàowèi)
• 寬慰／宽慰 (kuānwèi)
• 慰問／慰问 (wèiwèn)
• 慰撫／慰抚 (wèifǔ)
• 撫慰／抚慰 (fǔwèi)

 

Adjective

安慰

1. at ease; pleased

   這些話讓她心裡感到很安慰。 [MSC, trad.]
   这些话让她心里感到很安慰。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèxiē huà ràng tā xīnli gǎndào hěn ānwèi. [Pinyin]

   These words made her feel very much at ease.

Synonyms

• 快慰 (kuàiwèi)
• 欣慰 (xīnwèi)

Derived terms

• 安慰劑／安慰剂 (ānwèijì)
• 安慰賽／安慰赛 (ānwèisài)
• 自我安慰