rui

• IPA^(key): /rœy̯/

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• Hyphenation: rui
• Rhymes: -œy̯

Doublet with rei, reie.

rui f (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

1. moat, canal (in a city)
2. creek, ditch

• (moat): gracht, stadsgracht
• (creek): beek, vliet, sloot

Deverbal from ruien.

rui m (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

1. molt (of feathers, fur)

rui

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruien
2. imperative of ruien

rui

1. Rōmaji transcription of るい

ruī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ruō

rui

1. Nonstandard spelling of ruí.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǐ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ruì.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.