娓娓

Chinese

		active; comply with	active; comply with
simp. and trad. (娓娓)		娓	娓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěiwěi

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: wěiwěi [Phonetic: wéiwěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    唯唯
    娓娓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ mei⁵
  - Yale: méih méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    娓娓
    靡靡

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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