恭維

See also: 恭维

Chinese

		respectful	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
trad. (恭維)		恭	維
simp. (恭维)		恭	维
alt. forms		恭惟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ wai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kiong-ûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: gōngwéi → gōngwei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟˊ → ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong.wei
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/ → /kʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯²/
  - Homophones:
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    宮闈／宫闱
    恭維／恭维
    攻圍／攻围
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gung¹ wai⁴
  - Yale: gūng wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ wei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    宮闈／宫闱
    恭維／恭维
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: kiong-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiong'uii
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ³³ ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui¹³/

Verb

恭維

to flatter; to compliment

Derived terms

不敢恭維／不敢恭维
恭維話／恭维话

臭恭維／臭恭维

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