亹亹

Chinese

		resolute	resolute
trad. (亹亹)		亹	亹
simp. ^#(亹亹)		亹	亹
alternative forms		斖斖

Etymology

Related to 娓娓.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěiwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwěi [Phonetic: wéiwěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwěi
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-wei³
  - Yale: wěi-wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
  - Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    唯唯
    娓娓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ mei⁵
  - Yale: méih méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    娓娓
    靡靡

Middle Chinese: /mʉi^X mʉi^X/

Rime
Character	亹
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無匪切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɨi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miuəi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muj^X/
Li Rong	/miuəi^X/
Wang Li	/mĭwəi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/mwe̯i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mei⁵

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*mərʔ mərʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*mɯlʔ mɯlʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	亹
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wěi
Middle Chinese	‹ mjɨj^X ›
Old Chinese	/*mərʔ/
English	diligent
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	亹
Reading #	1/2
No.	13853
Phonetic component	釁
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	尾
Old Chinese	/*mɯlʔ/

Adjective

亹亹

(literary, ideophonic) diligent; industrious; assiduous
(literary, ideophonic) going forward; pressing forward
(literary, ideophonic, of water) flowing
(literary, ideophonic, of poem, article, discussion, etc.) interesting; appealing; attractive
(literary, ideophonic) unending; relentless
(literary, ideophonic) obedient; compliant
(literary, ideophonic) wonderful; magnificent

Synonyms

(diligent):

Synonyms of 亹亹

刻苦 (kèkǔ)
力落 (Teochew)
努力 (nǔlì)
勤力 (qínlì) (literary or Cantonese)
勤勉 (qínmiǎn)
勤快 (qínkuài) (informal)
巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
用功 (yònggōng)
骨力 (Min Nan, Puxian Min)

勤勞／勤劳 (qínláo)
勤奮／勤奋 (qínfèn)
勤懇／勤恳 (qínkěn) (diligent and conscientious)
勤謹／勤谨 (Dungan)
堅苦／坚苦 (jiānkǔ) (hardworking and persevering)
巴巴結結／巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
急計／急计 (Min Nan)
發狠／发狠 (fāhěn) (Xiang)
耐勞／耐劳 (nàiláo)

(wonderful):

Synonyms of 亹亹

佼好 (jiǎohǎo) (literary)
妙 (miào)
妙善 (miàoshàn) (literary)
美善 (měishàn) (literary)
美好 (měihǎo)

美妙 (měimiào)
圓滿／圆满 (yuánmǎn)
完滿／完满 (wánmǎn)
美滿／美满 (měimǎn)
錦繡／锦绣 (jǐnxiù) (figurative)

Derived terms

亹亹不倦
亹亹穆穆

亹亹不厭／亹亹不厌

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