胡為
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See also: 胡为
Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húwéi
- Wade–Giles: hu2-wei2
- Yale: hú-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuwei
- Palladius: хувэй (xuvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu4 wai4
- Yale: wùh wàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 wai4
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 wei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
胡為
- to act like a bully; to act recklessly
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húwèi
- Wade–Giles: hu2-wei4
- Yale: hú-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuwey
- Palladius: хувэй (xuvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu4 wai6
- Yale: wùh waih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 wai6
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 wei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ wɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: hu hjweH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaː ɢʷals/
Pronoun
胡為
- (literary) why; how
- 胡為我作，不即我謀？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Húwèi wǒ zuò, bù jí wǒ móu? [Pinyin]
- But why does he call us to action, without coming and consulting with us?
胡为我作，不即我谋？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 胡為其不然也？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Húwèi qí bùrán yě? [Pinyin]
- Why should it not have been so?
胡为其不然也？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
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