圍剿

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	destroy (bandits)
trad. (圍剿)		圍	剿
simp. (围剿)		围	剿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéijiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ ziu²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-chiáu / ûi-châu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéijiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéijiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-chiao³
    • Yale: wéi-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijeau
    • Palladius: вэйцзяо (vɛjczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ ziu²
    • Yale: wàih jíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ dziu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ jiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-chiáu
    • Tâi-lô: uî-tsiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uiciao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡siau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-châu
    • Tâi-lô: uî-tsâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uizaau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ t͡sau²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² t͡sau¹³/

Verb

圍剿

1. to encircle and suppress
2. (figurative, usually passive voice) to condemn (by many people)