# 亹亹
## Chinese
### Etymology

Related to 娓娓.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wěiwěi
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mei$^5$ mei$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwěi [Phonetic: wéiwěi]
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwěi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^3$-wei$^3$
*** Yale: wěi-wěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoei
*** Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$唯唯 娓娓
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mei$^5$ mei$^5$
*** Yale: méih méih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mei$^5$ mei$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: méi$^5$ méi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$娓娓 靡靡
* Middle Chinese: mj+jX mj+jX
Rime :
| Character | 亹 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 無匪切 |
| Baxter | mj+jX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉi$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷɨi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuəi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuəi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwəi$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /mwe̯i$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wěi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mei$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*mərʔ mərʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯlʔ mɯlʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 亹 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wěi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjɨj$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*mərʔ/ |
| English | diligent |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 亹 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 13853 |
| Phonetic component | 釁 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尾 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯlʔ/ |

### Adjective

亹亹
* (literary, ideophonic) diligent; industrious; assiduous
* (literary, ideophonic) going forward; pressing forward
* (literary, ideophonic, of water) flowing
* (literary, ideophonic, of poem, article, discussion, etc.) interesting; appealing; attractive
* (literary, ideophonic) unending; relentless
* (literary, ideophonic) obedient; compliant
* (literary, ideophonic) wonderful; magnificent

#### Synonyms

* (diligent):
* 下力 (xiàlì) (Muping Mandarin)
* 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
* 力落 (lag$^8$ loh$^8$) (Teochew)
* 努力 (nǔlì)
* 勤力 (qínlì) (literary or Cantonese)
* 勤勉 (qínmiǎn)
* 勤勞／勤劳 (qínláo)
* 勤奮／勤奋 (qínfèn)
* 勤快 (qínkuài) (informal)
* 勤懇／勤恳 (qínkěn) (diligent and conscientious)
* 勤謹／勤谨 (Dungan)
* 堅苦／坚苦 (jiānkǔ) (hardworking and persevering)
* 巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
* 巴巴結結／巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
* 急計／急计 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 用功 (yònggōng)
* 發狠／发狠 (fa$^3$ hen$^6$) (Xiang)
* 耐勞／耐劳 (nàiláo)
* 骨力 (Hokkien, Puxian Min)
* (wonderful):
* 佼好 (jiǎohǎo) (literary)
* 圓滿／圆满 (yuánmǎn)
* 妙 (miào)
* 妙善 (miàoshàn) (literary)
* 完滿／完满 (wánmǎn)
* 美善 (měishàn) (literary)
* 美好 (měihǎo)
* 美妙 (měimiào)
* 美滿／美满 (měimǎn)
* 錦繡／锦绣 (jǐnxiù) (figurative)

#### Derived terms

* 亹亹不倦
* 亹亹不厭／亹亹不厌
* 亹亹穆穆