告慰

Chinese

		to tell; to inform; to say	reassure
trad. (告慰)		告	慰
simp. ^#(告慰)		告	慰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gàowèi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou³ wai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-ùi / kò-ùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gàowèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gàowèi
  - Wade–Giles: kao⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: gàu-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawwey
  - Palladius: гаовэй (gaovɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou³ wai³
  - Yale: gou wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou³ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou³ wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯³³ wɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koruix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: kò-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koiruix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ui¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ ui²¹/

Verb

告慰

to console; to comfort

Synonyms

安慰 (ānwèi)
寬慰 / 宽慰 (kuānwèi)
慰問 / 慰问 (wèiwèn)
慰撫 / 慰抚 (wèifǔ)
撫慰 / 抚慰 (fǔwèi)