臂彎

Chinese

		arm	bend; bent
trad. (臂彎)		臂	彎
simp. (臂弯)		臂	弯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bìwān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei³ waan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bìwān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bìwan
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴-wan¹
  - Yale: bì-wān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihuan
  - Palladius: бивань (bivanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ wän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei³ waan¹
  - Yale: bei wāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei³ waan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi³ wan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³³ waːn⁵⁵/

Noun

臂彎

crook of the elbow
- 1989, “夕陽之歌”, in 陳少琪 (lyrics), In Brasil‎, performed by 梅艷芳 [Anita Mui]:
  
  曾遇你真心的臂彎　伴我走過患難 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  曾遇你真心的臂弯　伴我走过患难 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  cang⁴ jyu⁶ nei⁵ zan¹ sam¹ dik¹ bei³ waan¹, bun⁶ ngo⁵ zau² gwo³ waan⁶ naan⁶ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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