# 為著
## Chinese

| | | because of; for; tobecause of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact withparticle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer |
| trad. (為著/為着/爲著/爲着) | trad. (為著/為着/爲著/爲着) | 為/爲 | 著/着 |
| simp. (为着) | simp. (为着) | 为 | 着 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wèizhe
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄓㄜ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^6$ zoek$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vi-chho̍k / vi-tó
    (Hailu, HRS): vui$^˖$ chog$^ˋ$ / vui$^˖$ do$^ˊ$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ūi-tio̍h
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ui$^5$ diêh$^8$ / ui$^5$ dioh$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèizhe
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄓㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wèijhe̊
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^4$-chê$^5$
*** Yale: wèi-je
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey.je
*** Palladius: вэйчжэ (vɛjčžɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wai$^6$ zoek$^6$
*** Yale: waih jeuhk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wai$^6$ dzoek$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wei$^6$ zêg$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐi̯²² t͡sœːk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-chho̍k / vi-tó
*** Hakka Romanization System: vi cog / vi do$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vi$^4$ cog$^6$ / vi$^4$ do$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ t͡sʰok̚⁵/, /vi⁵⁵ to³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: vui$^˖$ chog$^ˋ$ / vui$^˖$ do$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /vui³³ t͡ʃʰok²/, /vui³³ to²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-tio̍h
*** Tâi-lô: uī-tio̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: uixdioih
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ui²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ui$^5$ diêh$^8$ / ui$^5$ dioh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi tie̍h / ûi tio̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tieʔ⁴/, /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

### Preposition

為著
* for the sake of; in order to
       Che sī ūi-tio̍h lí ka-kī hó. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       It's for your own good.
       Ūi-tio̍h beh chhut-kok tha̍k-chheh, i chún-pī cheng-chhú chióng-ha̍k-kim. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.
       I siūⁿ-beh ūi-tio̍h ài-chêng lâi kiat-hun, m̄-sī ūi-tio̍h chîⁿ-châi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       She wants to marry for love, not for money.
       Ūi-tio̍h hong-piān ha̍k-seng kò͘-bé tńg-khì chhù-lāi ê chhia-phiò, ha̍k-hāu í-keng khai-tián kok-chióng oa̍h-tāng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       The school has launched a number of programs to make it convenient for students to purchase tickets home.
** Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板蘇六娘全歌》, volume 2, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 5v:
       mih$^4$ rig$^8$ ui$^5$ diêh$^8$ mih$^4$ ze$^1$ niê$^5$ / zu$^6$ do$^6$ mih$^4$ cu$^2$ ga$^7$ mih$^4$ hiên$^1$ [Peng'im]
       On which day, for which woman? To live in which place and in which village?

#### Synonyms

* 為了／为了 (wèile)
* (Cantonese) 為咗／为咗 (wai6 zo2)
* (Hokkien) 憶著／忆着
* (Wu) 為仔／为仔