為止

為止

See also: 为止

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (為止)		為	止
simp. (为止)		为	止

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéizhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ zi²
• Min Nan (POJ): ûi-chí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéizhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijyy
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ zi²
    • Yale: wàih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 為止／为止 遺址／遗址

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-chí
    • Tâi-lô: uî-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uicie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴¹/

Postposition

為止

1. until; up till

   今天的討論到此為止。 [MSC, trad.]
   今天的讨论到此为止。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān de tǎolùn dàocǐ wéizhǐ. [Pinyin]

   And that marks the end of today's discussion.

   我會罰你到你食為止。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我会罚你到你食为止。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Ngo⁵ wui⁵ fat⁶ nei⁵ dou³ nei⁵ sik⁶ wai⁴ zi². [Jyutping]

   You will be punished until you eat it.

Derived terms

到……為止／到……为止 (dào ... wéizhǐ)

到目前為止／到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ)