回民
Chinese
to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam |
the people; nationality; citizen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (回民) |
回 | 民 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Huímín
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huéimín
- Wade–Giles: Hui2-min2
- Yale: Hwéi-mín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hweimin
- Palladius: Хуэйминь (Xuejminʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ min³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 man4
- Yale: wùih màhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 man4
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 men4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ mɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôe-bîn
- Tâi-lô: Huê-bîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'biin
- IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
回民
Proper noun
回民
- (～區) Huimin District (a district of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 回民 (“Hui people”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 回民 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 回回, 回子, 裡嗎兒的, 左提兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 回回 |
| Xi'an | 回民, 回回 | |
| Xuzhou | 回子, 回回 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 老回回 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 回子 |
| Yangzhou | 回子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 回教佬 dated |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 回回 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 回民 |