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維 (wai4) — used to regulate tone in Cantonese

waiˎ₄維
简 维
Mandarin Pinyin: wei2

Meaning of 維

nounused to regulate tone
noundimension (mainly three dimensions)
nounmaintain, safeguard; preserve
nounthinking; thought; deliberation
nountie up; hold together; secure

Example Sentences with 維

janˎ₄人zouˍ₆造simˉ¹纖meiˎ₄維
Man-made fiber.
waiˎ₄維wuˍ₆護haiˍ₆系tungˊ²統
Maintain the system.
waiˎ₄維wuˍ₆護zi˗₃秩heoi˗₃序
Maintain order.
waiˎ₄維wuˍ₆護kyunˎ₄權jiˍ₆益
Protect rights and interests.
keoiˏ₅佢jiu˗₃要waiˎ₄維wuˍ₆護
He needs to maintain.
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Words Containing 維

三維電影saam1 wai4 din6 jing2
three-dimensional (3D) movie
維生wai4 sang1
abbr. for 維持生活: to subsist ; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together
人造纖維jan4 zou6 cim1 wai4
synthetic fiber
舉步維艱geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1
have great difficulty to walk
韌皮纖維ngan1 pei4 cim1 wai4
bast fiber
形象思維jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4
thinking in (terms of) images
纖維cim1 wai4
fibre (US: fiber)
維持wai4 ci4
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
維園阿叔wai4 jyun2 aa3 suk1
the Uncles of Victoria Park, loudmouth cursing protesting men
維修費wai4 sau1 fai3
repairs expenditure
維港wai4 gong2
Victoria Harbour [abbreviation for] 維多利亞港
小熊維尼siu2 hung4 wai4 nei4
"Winnie the Pooh" (UK 1926), books written by A. A. Milne (1882–1956)

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