回路

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	road; path; way
trad. (回路/迴路)		回/迴	路
simp. (回路)		回	路

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huílù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ lou⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶we-lu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huílù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéilù
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-lu⁴
  - Yale: hwéi-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiluh
  - Palladius: хуэйлу (xuejlu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ lou⁶
  - Yale: wùih louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ lou̯²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-lu
  - MiniDict: we^去 lu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-lu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² lu⁴⁴/

Noun

回路

the way back
(electronics) circuit in which energy or matter moves in a cycle, such as an electrical circuit
(electronics) loop in a circuit

Verb

回路

to return; to go back

Synonyms

(circuit): 電路／电路 (diànlù), 線路／线路 (xiànlù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (回路):

→ Japanese: 回路(かいろ) (kairo)
→ Korean: 회로(回路) (hoero)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	路
かい Grade: 2	ろ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいろ [káꜜìrò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾo̞]

Noun

回(かい)路(ろ) • (kairo)

any circuit in which energy or matter moves in a cycle, such as an electrical circuit

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN