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wai1 ji4逶迤

Jyutpingwai1 ji4
Yalewāi yìh

Definition

(literary) (of roads, rivers, mountain ranges etc) long and winding; meandering

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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