四分衛

Chinese

		four	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (四分衛/四分衞)		四	分	衛/衞
simp. (四分卫)		四	分	卫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìfēnwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ fan¹ wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìfēnwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhfenwèi
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-fên¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: sz̀-fēn-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhfenwey
    • Palladius: сыфэньвэй (syfɛnʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ fan¹ wai⁶
    • Yale: sei fān waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ fan¹ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ fen¹ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ fɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

四分衛

1. (sports, American football) quarterback