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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Pui

  • 佩belt pendant; to wear; to admire
  • 培to cultivate; to foster
  • 珮jade ornament worn at the waist
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
P
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters佩培珮貝
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Pui in their name

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

Possible characters for Pui

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 佩

    belt pendant; to wear; to admire

    Cantonese pui3 / Mandarin pèi

    attested

  • 培

    to cultivate; to foster

    Cantonese pui4 / Mandarin péi

  • 珮

    jade ornament worn at the waist

    Cantonese pui3 / Mandarin pèi

  • 貝

    shellfish; cowrie

    Cantonese bui3 / Mandarin bèi

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 Pui

Pui is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, spelled after the Cantonese pronunciation. The spelling Pui follows the Cantonese readings pui or bui. Characters commonly used for this sound include 佩 (belt pendant; to wear; to admire); 培 (to cultivate; to foster); 珮 (jade ornament worn at the waist); 貝 (shellfish; cowrie). The character 佩 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationCantonese

Character pages

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

Chinese names with the syllable Pui

Sources

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

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