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娃兒

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See also: 娃儿

Chinese

More information baby; doll, son; child; diminutive suffix ...

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wár

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˊㄦ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wa² er^2-1
Cantonese (Jyutping): waa¹ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wár
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wár
  - Wade–Giles: wa²-ʼrh
  - Yale: wár
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wal
  - Palladius: вар (var)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑɻ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wa² er^2-1
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ua r
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ua²¹ ɚ²¹⁻⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waa¹ ji⁴
  - Yale: wā yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa¹ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wa¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

Noun

娃兒

(chiefly Mandarin) Erhua form of 娃 (wá, “child; baby”).
- (Can we date this quote?), “風車 [fēngchē]”, 鄭櫻綸 [England Cheng] (lyrics), performed by 佘詩曼 [Charmaine Sheh]:
  
  雲飄飄　聽風說話　娃兒別怕 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  云飘飘　听风说话　娃儿别怕 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  wan⁴ piu¹ piu¹, ting³ fung¹ syut³ waa⁶, waa¹ ji⁴ bit⁶ paa³ [Jyutping]
  The clouds are floating, listening to the wind speaking; don't be afraid, dear [a child].

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 小孩 (“child; kid”) [map]

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