Cantonese words starting with W
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為人師表为人师表
wai4 jan4 si1 biu2to serve as a model for others (idiom)
為人為己为人为己
wai4 jan4 wai4 gei2for the sake of oneself and others [written and colloquial]
唯一
wai4 jat1(noun) Only one
惟一
wai4 jat1variant of 唯一[wei2 yi1]
唯一性
wai4 jat1 sing3uniqueness
唯有
wai4 jau5only
惟有
wai4 jau5variant of 唯有[wei2 you3]
為意为意
wai4 ji3to imply; to mind; to notice; to care
唯意志論唯意志论
wai4 ji3 zi3 leon6voluntarism
韋爾弗雷茲韦尔弗雷兹
wai4 ji5 fat1 leoi4 zi1(George) Wehrfritz (Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek)
維爾容维尔容
wai4 ji5 jung4(Johannes Lodewikus) Viljoen (South African ambassador to Taiwan)
維爾紐斯维尔纽斯
wai4 ji5 nau2 si1Vilnius, capital of Lithuania
韋爾瓦韦尔瓦
wai4 ji5 ngaa5Huelva, Spain
維爾斯特拉斯维尔斯特拉斯
wai4 ji5 si1 dak6 laai1 si1Karl Weierstrass (1815-1897), German mathematician
違逆违逆
wai4 jik6to disobey; to violate; to run counter to
圍堰围堰
wai4 jin2a cofferdam
違言违言
wai4 jin4unreasonable words
遺言遗言
wai4 jin4words of the deceased; wisdom of past sages
韋應物韦应物
wai4 jing1 mat6Wei Yingwu (c. 737 – c. 792), Tang dynasty poet
圍繞围绕
wai4 jiu5around the outside
違約违约
wai4 joek3to break a promise; to default (on a loan or contract)
違約金违约金
wai4 joek3 gam1penalty (fee)
維揚维扬
wai4 joeng4historical name for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]
遺容遗容
wai4 jung4the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)
維園维园
wai4 jyun2Victoria Park
遺願遗愿
wai4 jyun6final wishes of the departed
圍棋围棋
wai4 kei2the game of Go
為期为期
wai4 kei4(noun) Duration is from (a certain time) to (a certain time)
維奇维奇
wai4 kei4Pope Vigilius (in office 537-555)
違抗违抗
wai4 kong3to disobey
違規违规
wai4 kwai1to violate the rules
圍裙围裙
wai4 kwan2apron
圍困围困
wai4 kwan3to besiege
維權维权
wai4 kyun4to defend (legal) rights
維權人士维权人士
wai4 kyun4 jan4 si6civil rights activist
遺缺遗缺
wai4 kyut3vacancy
維拉维拉
wai4 laai1Vala (Middle-earth)
維拉港维拉港
wai4 laai1 gong2Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu
圍欄围栏
wai4 laan4fencing; fence
為例为例
wai4 lai6used in the construction 以...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example"
違例违例
wai4 lai6to break the rules
遺留遗留
wai4 lau4to leave behind
遺漏遗漏
wai4 lau6to overlook; to omit
圍籬围篱
wai4 lei4fence; paling
唯理論唯理论
wai4 lei5 leon6(philosophy) rationalism
韋利韦利
wai4 lei6Waley or Whaley (name)
違利赴名违利赴名
wai4 lei6 fu6 ming4to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation
唯利是圖唯利是图
wai4 lei6 si6 tou4(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else
惟利是圖惟利是图
wai4 lei6 si6 tou4variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2]
違戾违戾
wai4 leoi6to violate
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