圍繞

圍繞

See also: 围绕

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	go around; to wind (around)
trad. (圍繞)		圍	繞
simp. (围绕)		围	绕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéirào, wéirǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˋ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ jiu², wai⁴ jiu⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): ûi-liáu / ûi-jiáu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéirào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiraw
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, nonstandard or dialectal)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéirǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weirao
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ jiu², wai⁴ jiu⁵
    • Yale: wàih yíu, wàih yíuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ jiu², wai⁴ jiu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ yiu², wei⁴ yiu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ jiːu̯³⁵/, /wɐi̯²¹ jiːu̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-liáu
    • Tâi-lô: uî-liáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uiliao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² liaʊ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² liaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-jiáu
    • Tâi-lô: uî-jiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uijiao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² d͡ʑiaʊ⁵³/

Verb

圍繞

1. to circle around; to encircle; to surround
2. to revolve around a topic or issue; to centre on; to focus on

Synonyms

• 環繞／环绕 (huánrào)