「圍 / 為」

Entry #1
Character、 Pronunciation：	圍 wai4 為 wai4 維 wai4
Variants：	Variants：爲
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to tally, to calculate the cost (Cant.) 維皮wai4 pei2 (Cant.) #維本wai4 bun2 (Cant.) 有數維jau5 sou3 wai4 (Eng.) profitable; beneficial (Cant.) 圍wai4返faan1條tiu4數sou3 (Eng.) summing up the cost (Cant.) 餐caan1飯faan6為wai4起hei2每mui5人jan4四sei3十sap6蚊man1。 (Eng.) The meal costs an average of forty dollars per head. (Cant.) 一jat1碗wun2拉laai1麪min6850 yenbaat3 baak3 ng5 sap6 jen1，圍wai4返faan1港gong2紙zi2都dou1只zi2係hai664luk6 sap6 sei3蚊man1。 (Eng.) A bowl of ramen costs 850 yen, which when converted to Hong Kong Dollars is just $64.
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「為」

Entry #2
Pronunciation：	wai6
Variants：	Variants：爲
Part of Speech：	preposition
Explanation：	for; for the sake of; for the purpose of; because of (Cant.) 為wai6乜mat1 (Eng.) for what (Cant.) 為wai6你nei5好hou2 (Eng.) for the sake of your benefit (Cant.) 為wai6人jan4民man4服fuk6務mou6 (Eng.) for the sake of service to the people
See also：	為咗為了幫因因為皆因
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「圍」

Entry #3
Pronunciation：	wai4
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	walled village (measure word: 條) (Cant.) 吉gat1慶hing3圍wai4 (Eng.) Kat Hing Wai (Cant.) 客haak3家gaa1圍wai4 (Eng.) Hakka walled village (Cant.) 呢ni1條tiu4圍wai4有jau5兩loeng5個go3姓sing3。 (Eng.) This walled village is of two surnames. gei wai, pond enclosed by an earth bund (Cant.) 南naam4生sang1圍wai4 (Eng.) Nam Sang Wai (Cant.) 天水圍tin1 seoi2 wai4 (Eng.) Tin Shui Wai measurement around something (Cant.) 胸圍hung1 wai4 (Eng.) bust measurement (Cant.) 腰圍jiu1 wai4 (Eng.) waistline (Cant.) 三圍saam1 wai4 (Eng.) bust/waist/hips (BWH) measurements
See also：	圍村
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「為」

Entry #4
Pronunciation：	wai4
Variants：	Variants：爲
Part of Speech：	preposition
Explanation：	to act as; to be (Cant.) 不bat1如jyu4選syun2佢keoi5為wai4我ngo5哋dei6嘅ge3班baan1代doi6表biu2？ (Eng.) Let's elect him as our class representative, shall we? to become; to be (Cant.) 化faa3悲bei1憤fan5為wai4力lik6量loeng6 (Eng.) to make sadness become the motivation for moving forward used to express passive (Cant.) 廣為gwong2 wai4 (Eng.) to be widely/generally ... (Cant.) 為wai4天tin1下haa6人jan4恥ci1笑siu3 (Eng.) to be ridiculed by everyone (Cant.) 不bat1為wai4所so2動dung6 (Eng.) unmoved (Cant.) 為wai4人jan4所so2熟suk6悉sik1 (Eng.) well-known (by people)
See also：	充當即係候即係做發成為化為
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「為」

Entry #5
Pronunciation：	wai4
Variants：	Variants：爲
Part of Speech：	morpheme
Explanation：	to do; to practice; to act (Cant.) 行為hang4 wai4 (Eng.) act; behaviour; conduct (Cant.) 胡作非為wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4 (Eng.) to commit foolish acts or outrages; to run rampant acts (Cant.) 所作所為so2 zok3 so2 wai4 (Eng.) all things that someone has done (Cant.) 為所欲為wai4 so2 juk6 wai4 (Eng.) (usually negative) to act willfully; to do as one likes with no regard for others (Cant.) 敢作敢為gam2 zok3 gam2 wai4 (Eng.) decisive and bold in action (Cant.) 為wai4善sin6最zeoi3樂lok6。 (Eng.) Doing good is the happiest thing to do.
See also：	做事弄搞作郁手 dem 排演戲飾演做扮演練習訓練操
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「圍」

Entry #6
Pronunciation：	wai4
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to surround; to encircle; to wear by wrapping something around a person, an object or a place (Cant.) 圍爐wai4 lou4 (Eng.) to hug around the hearth for warmth (Cant.) 圍毆wai2 au2 (Eng.) to mob (Cant.) 包圍baau1 wai4 (Eng.) to surround; to encircle (Cant.) 圍wai4上soeng5圍wai4巾gan1 (Eng.) to wear a scarf (Cant.) 兄hing1弟dai6，圍wai4住zyu6佢keoi5，咪mai5畀bei2佢keoi5走zau2！ (Eng.) Let's surround him! Don't let him go!
See also：	框環繞困抱包圍圍攻
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Entry #7
Pronunciation：	wai4
Part of Speech：	quantifier
Explanation：	big circular table (Cant.) 一jat1圍wai4枱toi2 (Eng.) a table (Cant.) 一jat1圍wai4酒zau2席zik6 (Eng.) a table of guests in a banquet
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(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:錢銀嘅運算、統計
eng:to tally, to calculate the cost
<eg>
yue:#維皮 (wai4 pei2)
<eg>
yue:#維本 (wai4 bun2)
<eg>
yue:#有數維 (jau5 sou3 wai4)
eng:profitable; beneficial
<eg>
yue:圍返條數 (wai4 faan1 tiu4 sou3)
eng:summing up the cost
<eg>
yue:餐飯為起每人四十蚊。 (caan1 faan6 wai4 hei2 mui5 jan4 sei3 sap6 man1.)
eng:The meal costs an average of forty dollars per head.
<eg>
yue:一碗拉麪 850 yen，圍返港紙都只係64蚊。 (jat1 wun2 laai1 min6 baat3 baak3 ng5 sap6 jen1, wai4 faan1 gong2 zi2 dou1 zi2 hai6 luk6 sap6 sei3 man1.)
eng:A bowl of ramen costs 850 yen, which when converted to Hong Kong Dollars is just $64.

(pos:介詞)
<explanation>
yue:基於某個目的、原因、出發點；針對某個對象
eng:for; for the sake of; for the purpose of; because of
<eg>
yue:為乜 (wai6 mat1)
eng:for what
<eg>
yue:為你好 (wai6 nei5 hou2)
eng:for the sake of your benefit
<eg>
yue:為人民服務 (wai6 jan4 man4 fuk6 mou6)
eng:for the sake of service to the people

(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:#圍村（量詞：條）
eng:walled village
<eg>
yue:吉慶圍 (gat1 hing3 wai4)
eng:Kat Hing Wai
<eg>
yue:客家圍 (haak3 gaa1 wai4)
eng:Hakka walled village
<eg>
yue:呢條圍有兩個姓。 (ni1 tiu4 wai4 jau5 loeng5 go3 sing3.)
eng:This walled village is of two surnames.
----
<explanation>
yue:#基圍
eng:gei wai, pond enclosed by an earth bund
<eg>
yue:南生圍 (naam4 sang1 wai4)
eng:Nam Sang Wai
<eg>
yue:#天水圍 (tin1 seoi2 wai4)
eng:Tin Shui Wai
----
<explanation>
yue:周圍嘅長度
eng:measurement around something
<eg>
yue:#胸圍 (hung1 wai4)
eng:bust measurement
<eg>
yue:#腰圍 (jiu1 wai4)
eng:waistline
<eg>
yue:#三圍 (saam1 wai4)
eng:bust/waist/hips (BWH) measurements

(pos:介詞)
<explanation>
yue:#擔任；#擔當；交代對象嘅身份
eng:to act as; to be
<eg>
yue:不如選佢為我哋嘅班代表？ (bat1 jyu4 syun2 keoi5 wai4 ngo5 dei6 ge3 baan1 doi6 biu2?)
eng:Let's elect him as our class representative, shall we?
----
<explanation>
yue:#作為；變做；交代對象變成乜嘢
eng:to become; to be
<eg>
yue:化悲憤為力量 (faa3 bei1 fan5 wai4 lik6 loeng6)
eng:to make sadness become the motivation for moving forward
----
<explanation>
yue:表示被動
eng:used to express passive
<eg>
yue:#廣為 (gwong2 wai4)
eng:to be widely/generally ...
<eg>
yue:為天下人恥笑 (wai4 tin1 haa6 jan4 ci1 siu3)
eng:to be ridiculed by everyone
<eg>
yue:不為所動 (bat1 wai4 so2 dung6)
eng:unmoved
<eg>
yue:為人所熟悉 (wai4 jan4 so2 suk6 sik1)
eng:well-known (by people)

(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:#做；實行；行動
eng:to do; to practice; to act
<eg>
yue:#行為 (hang4 wai4)
eng:act; behaviour; conduct
<eg>
yue:#胡作非為 (wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4)
eng:to commit foolish acts or outrages; to run rampant acts
<eg>
yue:#所作所為 (so2 zok3 so2 wai4)
eng:all things that someone has done
<eg>
yue:#為所欲為 (wai4 so2 juk6 wai4)
eng:(usually negative) to act willfully; to do as one likes with no regard for others
<eg>
yue:#敢作敢為 (gam2 zok3 gam2 wai4)
eng:decisive and bold in action
<eg>
yue:為善最樂。 (wai4 sin6 zeoi3 lok6.)
eng:Doing good is the happiest thing to do.

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:緊密咁包住人、物件或者地方嘅四周
eng:to surround; to encircle; to wear by wrapping something around a person, an object or a place
<eg>
yue:#圍爐 (wai4 lou4)
eng:to hug around the hearth for warmth
<eg>
yue:#圍毆 (wai2 au2)
eng:to mob
<eg>
yue:#包圍 (baau1 wai4)
eng:to surround; to encircle
<eg>
yue:圍上圍巾 (wai4 soeng5 wai4 gan1)
eng:to wear a scarf
<eg>
yue:兄弟，圍住佢，咪畀佢走！ (hing1 dai6, wai4 zyu6 keoi5, mai5 bei2 keoi5 zau2!)
eng:Let's surround him! Don't let him go!

(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:計算大圓枱嘅量詞
eng:big circular table
<eg>
yue:一圍枱 (jat1 wai4 toi2)
eng:a table
<eg>
yue:一圍酒席 (jat1 wai4 zau2 zik6)
eng:a table of guests in a banquet

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