為求

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (為求/爲求)		為/爲	求
simp. (为求)		为	求

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèiqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ kau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèiqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèicióu
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-chʻiu²
    • Yale: wèi-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weychyou
    • Palladius: вэйцю (vɛjcju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ kau⁴
    • Yale: waih kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹/

Preposition

為求

1. for the sake of
   • 2021, 蕭欣浩, 《屋邨尋味記》, Hong Kong: 萬里機構, →ISBN, page 33:

     我重申「茶記」的三文治真心好食，撇除那些粗製濫造、為求賺錢不顧品質的出品，普遍「茶記」的三文治是合乎標準的，有時還會超出預期的好食。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     我重申「茶记」的三文治真心好食，撇除那些粗制滥造、为求赚钱不顾品质的出品，普遍「茶记」的三文治是合乎标准的，有时还会超出预期的好食。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ cung⁴ san¹ “caa⁴ gei³” dik¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ zan¹ sam¹ hou² sik⁶, pit³ ceoi⁴ naa⁵ se¹ cou¹ zai³ laam⁶ zou⁶, wai⁶ kau⁴ zaan⁶ cin^4-2 bat¹ gu³ ban² zat¹ dik¹ ceot¹ ban², pou² pin³ “caa⁴ gei³” dik¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ si⁶ hap⁶ fu⁴ biu¹ zeon² dik¹, jau⁵ si⁴ waan⁴ wui⁵ ciu¹ ceot¹ jyu⁶ kei⁴ dik¹ hou² sik⁶. [Jyutping]

     I'll reiterate that sandwiches from cha chaan tengs are truly delicious. Disregarding those products sloppily made, having no regard for quality for the sake of making profit, the average cha chaan teng's sandwich conforms to standards, and sometimes, it may be delicious beyond expectation.