紫微

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (紫微)		紫	微
simp. ^#(紫微)		紫	微

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐwēi, zǐwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄨㄟ, ㄗˇ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² mei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhwei
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-wei¹
  - Yale: dž-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyuei
  - Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    紫微
    紫薇
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhwéi
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-wei²
  - Yale: dž-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyywei
  - Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zi² mei⁴
  - Yale: jí mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ mei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    紫微
    紫薇

Noun

紫微

(archaic, historical) palace of the emperor

Proper noun

紫微

(astronomy) Purple Forbidden enclosure

Derived terms

紫微垣 (Zǐwēiyuán)
紫微斗數／紫微斗数 (zǐwēi dǒu shù)

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