環衛

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (環衛/環衞)		環	衛/衞
simp. (环卫)		环	卫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánwèi
    • Wade–Giles: huan²-wei⁴
    • Yale: hwán-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanwey
    • Palladius: хуаньвэй (xuanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ wai⁶
    • Yale: wàahn waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

環衛

1. Short for 環境衛生／环境卫生 (huánjìng wèishēng, “environmental sanitation”).

Derived terms

• 環衛工／环卫工 (huánwèigōng)
• 環衛工人／环卫工人