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立委

立委

Chinese

		set up; to stand	give up; indeed; to commission give up; indeed; to commission; crooked
simp. and trad. (立委)		立	委

Noun

立委

(Taiwanese Mandarin) legislator

Etymology

short for 立法委員／立法委员

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lìwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ wai²
Min Nan (POJ): li̍p-úi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lìwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihwoei
  - IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laap⁶ wai²
  - Yale: laahp wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ wai²
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːp̚² wɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-úi
  - Tâi-lô: li̍p-uí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lib'uie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻²¹ ui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻²² ui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² ui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² ui⁴¹/