為限

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	limit; bound
trad. (為限/爲限)		為/爲	限
simp. (为限)		为	限

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéixiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ haan⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-hān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéixiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéisiàn
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-hsien⁴
  - Yale: wéi-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishiann
  - Palladius: вэйсянь (vɛjsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    為限 / 为限
    違憲 / 违宪
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ haan⁶
  - Yale: wàih haahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ haan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ han⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ haːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-hān
  - Tâi-lô: uî-hān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'han
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² han²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² han⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² han²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ han³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ han³³/

Verb

為限

to be within the limit of; to not exceed