娓娓

Chinese

		active; comply with	active; comply with
trad. (娓娓)		娓	娓
simp. ^#(娓娓)		娓	娓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěiwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwěi [Phonetic: wéiwěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwěi
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-wei³
  - Yale: wěi-wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
  - Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    唯唯
    娓娓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ mei⁵
  - Yale: méih méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    娓娓
    靡靡

Middle Chinese: mj+jX mj+jX

Rime
Character	娓
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無匪切
Baxter	mj+jX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɨi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miuəi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muj^X/
Li Rong	/miuəi^X/
Wang Li	/mĭwəi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/mwe̯i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mei⁵

Adjective

娓娓

(literary, ideophonic) persistent; tireless (especially of talking or explaining)

Derived terms

娓娓不倦
娓娓動聽／娓娓动听 (wěiwěidòngtīng)
娓娓而談／娓娓而谈
娓娓道來／娓娓道来

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