遺 (wai4 wai6 | yi2 wei4) : lose; omit; leave behind; hand down

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遺

wai4 wai6

yi2 wei4

[粵]wai4 [國]yi2
[1] [v] lose; omit; slip over
[2] [n] sth lost; remnants; leftovers
[3] [v] leave behind; hand down; bequeath
[4] [v] (involuntarily) emit; excrete

[粵]wai6 [國]wei4
[v] [literary] offer as a gift; present; bestow

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遺 / 遗

Don't confuse with:
遣

This word has been viewed 8406 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jan 2014 14:27

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夢遺 mung6 wai4 meng4 yi2 = wet dream

遺體 wai4 tai2 yi2 ti3 = remains

遺留 wai4 lau4 yi2 liu2 = legacy

遺產 wai4 caan2 yi2 chan3 = legacy; inheritance; heritage

遺憾 wai4 ham6 yi2 han4 = lament; regret that sth has happened

遺失 wai4 sat1 yi2 shi1 = to lose sth. due to carelessness

遺址 wai4 zi2 yi2 zhi3 = ancient ruins

遺傳 wai4 cyun4 yi2 chuan2 = hereditary

遺跡 wai4 zik1 yi2 ji1 = ruins; remains

遺下 wai4 haa6 yi2 xia4 = to bequeath

遺忘 wai4 mong4 yi2 wang4 = forget

很遺憾 han2 wai4 ham6 hen3 yi2 han4 = unfortunately; regrettably

遺傳工程 wai4 cyun4 gung1 cing4 yi2 chuan2 gong1 cheng2 = genetic engineering

遺傳物質 wai4 cyun4 mat6 zat1 yi2 chuan2 wu4 zhi4 = genetic material

遺傳學家 wai4 cyun4 hok6 gaa1 yi2 chuan2 xue2 jia1 = geneticist

遺願 wai4 jyun6 yi2 yuan4 = the last wishes of the departed

中國世界遺產 zung1 gwok3 sai3 gaai3 wai4 caan2 zhong1 guo2 shi4 jie4 yi2 chan3 = Chinese world heritage

遺傳工程學 wai4 cyun4 gung1 cing4 hok6 yi2 chuan2 gong1 cheng2 xue2 = [bio.] genetic engineering (common formation)

遺傳特徵 wai4 cyun4 dak6 zing1 yi2 chuan2 te4 zheng1 = feature; heredity (common formation)

遺傳信息 wai4 cyun4 seon3 sik1 yi2 chuan2 xin4 xi2 (Taiwan), yi2 chuan2 xin4 xi1 (PRC) = hereditary (or genetic) information (common formation)

遺傳因子 wai4 cyun4 jan1 zi2 yi2 chuan2 yin1 zi3 = genetic factor (common formation)

遺傳學 wai4 cyun4 hok6 yi2 chuan2 xue2 = genetics

遺失聲明 wai4 sat1 sing1 ming4 yi2 shi1 sheng1 ming2 = lost property notice

遺囑 wai4 zuk1 yi2 zhu3 = a will, last will and testament; dying words

文化遺產 man4 faa3 wai4 caan2 wen2 hua4 yi2 chan3 = cultural heritage (common formation)

遺臭萬年 wai4 cau3 maan6 nin4 yi2 chou4 wan4 nian2 = to be remembered with a bad reputation

遺傳基因 wai4 cyun4 gei1 jan1 yi2 chuan2 ji1 yin1 = hereditary genes; DNA

遺骸 wai4 haai4 yi2 hai2 = remains (of the dead).; relics

遺尿 wai4 niu6 yi2 niao4 = enuresis, bed-wetting

遺棄 wai4 hei3 yi2 qi4 = abandon; fall away; desertion

世界遺產 sai3 gaai3 wai4 caan2 shi4 jie4 yi2 chan3 = world heritage

遺贈 wai6 zang6 yi2 zeng4 = to bequeath

遺骨 wai4 gwat1 yi2 gu3 = remains

遺書 wai4 syu1 yi2 shu1 = a farewell note (written prior to one's death); posthumous papers

遺孀 wai4 soeng1 yi2 shuang1 = widow

遺漏 wai4 lau6 yi2 lou4 = omit; omisson

遺容 wai4 jung4 yi2 rong2 = the countenance of a deceased person; the appearance of the deceased

遺照 wai4 ziu3 yi2 zhao4 = photo of a deceased person

遺像 wai4 zoeng6 yi2 xiang4 = portrait of the deceased

遺物 wai4 mat6 yi2 wu4 = items left behind by a deceased person

後遺症 hau6 wai4 zing3 hou4 yi2 zheng4 = aftereffect; sequelae

遺精 wai4 zing1 yi2 jing1 = involuntary discharge of semen

生命的遺跡 sang1 ming6 dik1 wai4 zik1 sheng1 ming4 de5 yi2 ji1 = trace of life; vestige of life (common formation)

遺傳密碼 wai4 cyun4 mat6 maa5 yi2 chuan2 mi4 ma3 = genetic code (common formation)

一覽無遺 jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4 = in full view

不遺餘力 bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6 bu4 yi2 yu2 li4 = spare no effort; exert oneself to the outmost, go to all lengths

鉅細靡遺 geoi6 sai3 mei5 wai4 ju4 xi4 mi3 yi2 = to not neglect even the smallest detail; to leave no detail undone; down to the last detail

遺詔 wai4 jiu3 yi2 zhao4 = an edict left behind by a deceased emperor

哭時遺尿 huk1 si4 wai4 niu6 ku1 shi2 yi2 niao4 = dacryuria

哭遺尿 huk1 wai4 niu6 ku1 yi2 niao4 = dacryuria

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