微波

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	wave; (Cantonese) ball
trad. (微波)		微	波
simp. #(微波)		微	波

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēibō, wéibō

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ bo¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mì-pô
• Eastern Min (BUC): mì-pŏ̤
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bî-pho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēibō
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weibo
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-po¹
    • Yale: wēi-bwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueibo
    • Palladius: вэйбо (vɛjbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéibō
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéibo
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-po¹
    • Yale: wéi-bwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weibo
    • Palladius: вэйбо (vɛjbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ bo¹
    • Yale: mèih bō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ bo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ bo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mì-pô
    • Hakka Romanization System: miˇ bo´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mi² bo¹
    • Sinological IPA: /mi¹¹ po²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mì-pŏ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(pʰ-)βo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî-pho
    • Tâi-lô: bî-pho
    • Phofsit Daibuun: biphoy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi²⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi²⁴⁻²² pʰo³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi¹³⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰo⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi²³⁻³³ pʰɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

微波

1. (physics) microwave

   微波烤箱  ―  wēibō kǎoxiāng  ―  microwave oven

2. (cooking, colloquial) microwave

   微波食品  ―  wēibō shípǐn  ―  microwavable food

3. ripple

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “ripple”): 巨浪 (jùlàng)

Derived terms

• 微波烤箱 (wēibō kǎoxiāng)
• 微波爐／微波炉 (wēibōlú)
• 微波食品

 

See also

• 水波 (shuǐbō)
• 超短波 (chāoduǎnbō)
• 短波 (duǎnbō)
• 中波 (zhōngbō)
• 長波／长波 (chángbō)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
微	波

Noun

微波

1. chữ Hán form of vi ba (“microwave”).