安慰

Chinese

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	reassure
simp. and trad. (安慰)		安	慰
anagram		慰安

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ānwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄢㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ wai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ôn-vi / ôn-ví
Min Nan (POJ): an-ùi / an-ùiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ānwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anwey
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: on¹ wai³
  - Yale: ōn wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: on¹ wei³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-vi
  - Hakka Romanization System: on´ vi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ vi⁴
  - IPA: /on²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: on´ vi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ vi³
  - IPA: /on²⁴ vi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: an-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: an'uix
  - IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ui¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² ui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ùiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: an-uìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: an'vuix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² uĩ²¹/

Verb

安慰

to comfort; to console
她的狗死後，我們盡力安慰她。 [MSC, trad.]
她的狗死后，我们尽力安慰她。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de gǒu sǐ hòu, wǒmen jìnlì ānwèi tā. [Pinyin]
We tried to console her when her dog died.

Synonyms

撫慰／抚慰 (fǔwèi)
寬慰／宽慰 (kuānwèi)

Adjective

安慰

at ease; pleased
這些話讓她心裡感到很安慰。 [MSC, trad.]
这些话让她心里感到很安慰。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèxiē huà ràng tā xīnli gǎndào hěn ānwèi. [Pinyin]
These words made her feel very much at ease.

Synonyms

快慰 (kuàiwèi)
欣慰 (xīnwèi)

Noun

安慰

comfort; consolation
有他在這兒真是一個巨大的安慰。 [MSC, trad.]
有他在这儿真是一个巨大的安慰。 [MSC, simp.]
Yǒu tā zài zhèr zhēn shì yī ge jùdà de ānwèi. [Pinyin]
It was a great comfort to have him here.

Derived terms

安慰賽／安慰赛

自我安慰 (zìwǒ ānwèi)

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