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

Etymology

Related to 委蛇 (wēiyí).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēiyí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ ji⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄧˊ
  - 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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    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/

Adjective

逶迤

(ideophonic) winding; meandering
(literary, ideophonic) long and far

Synonyms

(winding): 迤邐／迤逦 (yǐlǐ)

Derived terms

逶迤退食

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