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Surname Gooi

魏 · 危

Gooi is a Chinese surname in Hokkien spelling, usually for the character 魏 (gūi).

Characters for the surname Gooi

The spelling Gooi is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 魏

    state of Wei; surname

    Hokkien gūi / Mandarin wèi

    attested

  • 危

    dangerous; surname

    Hokkien gûi / Mandarin wēi

魏 all spellings of wèi危 all spellings of wēi

Possible characters for Gooi

Gooi 魏 wèi · Hokkien 危 wēi · Hokkien
The spelling Gooi can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
魏wèi · Hokkien
危wēi · Hokkien

Other spellings of the same character

  • Wee 魏Hokkien
  • Gwee 魏Hokkien, Teochew
  • Ngwe 魏Hakka, Teochew
  • Wei 魏Mandarin (pinyin)

About the surname Gooi

Gooi is a Hokkien spelling of the surname 魏 (Mandarin Wei), read gūi in Hokkien. The same character is read ngui in Hakka and ngai6 in Cantonese. The spelling also fits the surname 危, read gûi in Hokkien. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 魏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 魏 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 危 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 危 · mdbg.net · meaning

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