廠衛

Chinese

		factory; yard; depot factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (廠衛/廠衞)		廠	衛/衞
simp. (厂卫)		厂	卫

Etymology

Blend of 東廠／东厂 (Dōngchǎng) +‎ 錦衣衛／锦衣卫 (Jǐnyīwèi). All are powerful secret police during the Ming Dynasty at various time.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǎngwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cong² wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǎngwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǎngwèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang³-wei⁴
    • Yale: chǎng-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaangwey
    • Palladius: чанвэй (čanvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cong² wai⁶
    • Yale: chóng waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsong² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cong² wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

廠衛

1. (historical) the secret police in whole during the Ming Dynasty