衛士

See also: 卫士

Chinese

		to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (衛士/衞士)		衛/衞	士
simp. (卫士)		卫	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèishì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèishì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèishìh
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: wèi-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshyh
    • Palladius: вэйши (vɛjši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: waih sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² siː²²/

Noun

衛士

1. guardian; defender; bodyguard

Synonyms

• 保安 (bǎo'ān)
• 保安員／保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
• 保鏢／保镖 (bǎobiāo)
• 若呀 (Penang Hokkien, slang)
• 衛兵／卫兵 (wèibīng)
• 警衛／警卫 (jǐngwèi)
• 警衛員／警卫员 (jǐngwèiyuán)
• 護衛／护卫 (hùwèi)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (衛士):

• → Japanese: 衛士(えじ) (eji); 衛士(えいし) (eishi)
• → Korean: 위사(衛士) (wisa)
• → Vietnamese: vệ sĩ (衛士)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衛	士

Noun

衛士

1. chữ Hán form of vệ sĩ (“guardian”).