Cantonese words starting with W

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wai4 pin1 saam1 zyut6

韋編三絕韦编三绝

lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times

surrounding screen; folding screen

dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]

Visa (credit card)

wai4 sai1 jyun6

維西縣维西县

see 維西傈僳族自治縣|维西傈僳族自治县[Wei2 xi1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

wai4 sai1 leot6 suk1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

維西傈僳族自治縣维西傈僳族自治县

Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

reality as we know it; idealism

false; against one's will

wai4 sam1 leon6

唯心論唯心论

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

wai4 sam1 zi1 jin4

違心之言违心之言

false assertion

wai4 sam1 zyu2 ji6

唯心主義唯心主义

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

為甚麼为什么

(political) reform; modernization

wai4 san1 bin3 faat3

維新變法维新变法

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

wai4 san1 paai3

維新派维新派

the reformist faction

to make a living

abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2]

wai4 sang1 sou3

維生素维生素

fault; shortcoming; misconduct

to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)

(verb) Repair; (noun) repairing

wai4 seon3 bui3 joek3

違信背約违信背约

in violation of contract and good faith

韋斯卡韦斯卡

Uesca or Huesca, Spain

wai4 si4 bat1 maan5

為時不晚为时不晚

it is not too late (idiom)

wai4 si4 gwo3 zou2

為時過早为时过早

wai4 si4 ji5 maan5

為時已晚为时已晚

already too late

wai4 si4 mei6 maan5

為時未晚为时未晚

it is not too late (idiom)

wai4 si4 zyut6 zuk6

違時絕俗违时绝俗

to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions

Victorinox (Swiss knife brand)

wai4 si6 jung1 ang1

韋氏鶲鶯韦氏鹟莺

(bird species of China) Whistler's warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri)

wai4 si6 ping3 faat3

韋氏拼法韦氏拼法

Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

wai4 sik1 zung1

唯識宗唯识宗

Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism)

wai4 sin6 zeoi3 lok6

為善最樂为善最乐

doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)

Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書|钱钟书[Qian2 Zhong1 shu1], filmed as a TV serial

see 濰城區|潍城区[Wei2 cheng2 Qu1]

wai4 sing4 daa2 wun4

圍城打援围城打援

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

wai4 sing4 keoi1

濰城區潍城区

Weicheng, a district of Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong

wai4 so2 juk6 wai4

為所欲為为所欲为

(idiom) to do whatever one pleases

(verb) to sum up; to count

(math.) dimension

posthumous writing; suicide note

wai4 taa1 ming6

維他命维他命

(loanword) vitamin

wai4 taa1 ming6

維它命维它命

variant of 維他命|维他命[wei2 ta1 ming4]

wai4 taa1 naai5

維他奶维他奶

Vitasoy, is a brand of beverages and desserts in Hong Kong

remains (of a dead person)

wai4 tai2 gou3 bit6 sik1

遺體告別式遗体告别式

圍頭話围头话