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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Phey

  • 佩belt pendant; to wear; to admire
  • 珮jade ornament worn at the waist
  • 培to cultivate; to foster
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
P
Romanization
Hokkien
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters佩珮培
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Phey in their name

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Phey is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin and Hokkien; one character is 佩, meaning 'belt pendant; to wear; to admire', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Phey

This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.

  • 佩

    belt pendant; to wear; to admire

    Mandarin pèi (Wade–Giles p'ei) / Hokkien pē

    attested

  • 珮

    jade ornament worn at the waist

    Mandarin pèi (Wade–Giles p'ei)

  • 培

    to cultivate; to foster

    Mandarin péi (Wade–Giles p'ei) / Hokkien pê

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Phey

Phey is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Mandarin and Hokkien pronunciation. The spelling Phey is close to the Mandarin reading pèi in the older Wade–Giles spelling (p'ei), and to the Hokkien readings pē of 佩 and pê of 培. Characters commonly used for this sound include 佩 (belt pendant; to wear; to admire); 珮 (jade ornament worn at the waist); 培 (to cultivate; to foster). The character 佩 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Phey

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 佩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 珮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 培 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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