noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/peɪweɪˈd͡ʒiː/
rhymes with -iː
1
noun
Meaning 1
A Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien, created and introduced by Presbyterian Christian missionaries in the 19th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Pe̍h-ōe-jī.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Transliteration of Hokkien 白話字 /白话字 (“vernacular writing”).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بيخوتسي
(baykhuwatsī)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese Cantonese:
白話字 /白话字
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese Cantonese:
教會羅馬字 /教会罗马字
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese Cantonese:
教羅 /教罗
(gaau3 lo4)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Eastern Min Chinese:
白話字 /白话字
(băh-uâ-cê)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Hakka Chinese:
白話字 /白话字
(pha̍k-fa-sṳ)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese:
白話字 /白话字
(pe̍h-ōe-jī, pe̍h-ōe-lī)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese:
教會羅馬字 /教会罗马字
(kàu-hōe lô-má-jī, kàu-hōe lô-má-lī)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese:
教羅 /教罗
(kàu-lô)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese Mandarin:
白話字 /白话字
(báihuàzì)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese Mandarin:
教會羅馬字 /教会罗马字
(jiàohuì luómǎzì)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Chinese Mandarin:
教羅 /教罗
(jiào-luó)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Finnish:
Pe̍h-ōe-jī -ortografia
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Japanese:
白話字
(hakuwaji)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Japanese:
教会ローマ字
(kyōkai rōmaji)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Korean:
백화자
(baekhwaja)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Russian:
пэвэ́дзи́
(pɛvɛ́dzí)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Russian:
байхуа́цзы́
(bajxuáczý)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Ukrainian:
пе-ое-зі
(pe-oe-zi)
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Vietnamese:
Phiên âm Bạch thoại
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
Vietnamese:
Bạch thoại tự
— a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien
