維堡

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names
trad. (維堡)		維	堡
simp. (维堡)		维	堡

Etymology

Vyborg, Vyborgsky District: Borrowed from Russian Выборг (Vyborg).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wéibǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ bou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wéibǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wéibǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Wei²-pao³
  - Yale: Wéi-bǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weibao
  - Palladius: Вэйбао (Vɛjbao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ bou²
  - Yale: wàih bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

維堡

(～市) Vyborg (a city and district of Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
(～區) Vyborgsky District (a district of Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Viborg (a city, the capital city of Central Jutland, Denmark)
a transliteration of the German surname Wiberg