為了

See also: 爲了 and 为了

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (為了/爲了)		為/爲	了
simp. (为了)		为	了

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèile

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ liu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-liáu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ūi-liáu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ui⁵ liao²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶we-leq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèile
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèile̊
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-lê⁵
  - Yale: wèi-le
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey.le
  - Palladius: вэйлэ (vɛjlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ liu⁵
  - Yale: waih líuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ liu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ liu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² liːu̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-liáu
  - Hakka Romanization System: vi liau^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi⁴ liau³
  - Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ li̯au̯³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: uī-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uixliao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻²² liau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ui²²⁻²¹ liau⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ui⁵ liao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi liáu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-leq
  - MiniDict: we^去 leh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-leq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² ləʔ⁴⁴/

Preposition

為了

for (the sake of); in order to; to
不要為了迎合別人而改變自己。 [MSC, trad.]
不要为了迎合别人而改变自己。 [MSC, simp.]
Bùyào wèile yínghé biérén ér gǎibiàn zìjǐ. [Pinyin]
Don't change yourself just to suit others.
- 我這次是專為了別他而來的。 [MSC, trad.]
  我这次是专为了别他而来的。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1921, Lu Xun,《故郷》 (“Hometown”)
  Wǒ zhècì shì zhuān wèile bié tā ér lái de. [Pinyin]
  This time I had come solely for the sake of saying goodbye.
- 為了養活自己，他最初在一家店裡做些打掃、漿洗之類的雜活，後來跟著一個開手錶店的親戚做學徒。 [MSC, trad.]
  为了养活自己，他最初在一家店里做些打扫、浆洗之类的杂活，后来跟着一个开手表店的亲戚做学徒。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 刘慧 (4 July 2013) “务实做事，梦想才能成真”, in People's Daily (in Chinese), page 4
  Wèile yǎnghuó zìjǐ, tā zuìchū zài yī jiā diàn lǐ zuò xiē dǎsǎo, jiāngxǐ zhīlèi de záhuó, hòulái gēnzhe yīge kāi shǒubiǎo diàn de qīnqi zuò xuétú. [Pinyin]
  To support himself, he initially did odd jobs like cleaning and washing at a store before he became an apprentice to a relative who ran a watch shop.
(dated) for; due to; because of
- 這些日子，家中光景很是慘淡，一半為了喪事，一半為了父親賦閒。 [MSC, trad.]
  这些日子，家中光景很是惨淡，一半为了丧事，一半为了父亲赋闲。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1925, Zhu Ziqing (朱自清),《背影》
  Zhèxiē rìzǐ, jiāzhōng guāngjǐng hěnshì cǎndàn, yībàn wèile sàngshì, yībàn wèile fùqīn fùxián. [Pinyin]
  Owing to grandma's funeral and father's unemployment, our family was then in reduced circumstances.

Synonyms

為／为 (wèi)
為著／为着 (wèizhe)
(Cantonese) 為咗／为咗 (wai6 zo2)
(Hokkien) 憶著／忆着
(Wu) 為仔／为仔