維吾爾

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (維吾爾)		維	吾	爾
simp. (维吾尔)		维	吾	尔

Etymology

From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (uyghur). Doublet of 回紇 / 回纥 (Huíhé), 回鶻 / 回鹘 (Huíhú), 畏兀兒 / 畏兀儿 (Wèiwù'ér), and 裕固 (yùgù).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wéiwú'ěr

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ ng⁴ ji⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ûi-ngô͘-ní / Ûi-ngô͘-jíⁿ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vi-ngu-gher

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wéiwú'ěr
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wéiwú-ěr
  - Wade–Giles: Wei²-wu²-êrh³
  - Yale: Wéi-wú-ěr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weiwueel
  - Palladius: Вэйуэр (Vɛjuer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ ng⁴ ji⁵
  - Yale: wàih ǹgh yíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ ng⁴ ji⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ng⁴ yi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ ŋ̍²¹ jiː¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûi-ngô͘-ní
  - Tâi-lô: Uî-ngôo-ní
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uingonie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûi-ngô͘-jíⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Uî-ngôo-jínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uingojvie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ŋɔ̃¹³⁻²² d͡zĩ⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶vi-ngu-gher
  - MiniDict: vi^去 ngu r
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-ngu-hher
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² ŋu⁵⁵ ɦəl²¹/

Proper noun

維吾爾

Uyghur (ethnic group)

Derived terms

新疆維吾爾自治區 / 新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)
維吾爾人 / 维吾尔人 (wéiwú'ěrrén)
維吾爾文 / 维吾尔文 (wéiwú'ěrwén)
維吾爾斯坦 / 维吾尔斯坦 (Wéiwú'ěrsītǎn)
維吾爾族 / 维吾尔族 (Wéiwú'ěrzú)
維吾爾語 / 维吾尔语 (wéiwú'ěryǔ)

See also

回紇／回纥 (Huíhé)
回鶻／回鹘 (Huíhú)
畏兀兒／畏兀儿 (Wèiwù'ér)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
維	吾	爾

Proper noun

維吾爾 • (Duy Ngô Nhĩ)

chữ Hán form of Duy Ngô Nhĩ (“Uyghur”)