親衛隊

Chinese

		dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname	squadron; team; group
trad. (親衛隊/親衞隊)		親	衛/衞	隊
simp. (亲卫队)		亲	卫	队

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnwèiduì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ wai⁶ deoi^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnwèiduì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinwèiduèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-wei⁴-tui⁴
    • Yale: chīn-wèi-dwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinweyduey
    • Palladius: циньвэйдуй (cinʹvɛjduj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tweɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ wai⁶ deoi^6-2
    • Yale: chān waih déui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ wai⁶ doey^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ wei⁶ dêu^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

Etymology 1

The word 親衛 is first used in Sui dynasty, where the emperor set an official position named 親衛 as royal guard.

Noun

親衛隊

1. bodyguards

Synonyms

• 羽林

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 親衛隊 (Shin'eitai).

Proper noun

親衛隊

1. (chiefly Taiwan, historical) Schutzstaffel

Synonyms

• (Mainland China, derogatory) 黨衛隊／党卫队 (dǎngwèiduì)
• (Mainland China, derogatory) 黨衛軍／党卫军 (dǎngwèijūn)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 親衛隊 (shin'eitai).

Noun

親衛隊

1. (neologism) fanatics, overly enthusiastic fans, especially fans of a singer or an actor
2. (ACG) a student society organized by fans of a beautiful girl or a handsome boy in school, to protect her/him

Synonyms

• 粉絲團／粉丝团 (fěnsītuán)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
親	衛	隊
しん Grade: 2	えい Grade: 5	たい Grade: 4
on’yomi	kan’on	kan’on

Alternative spelling
親衞隊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) しんえーたい [shìń'éétáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃e̞ːta̠i]

Etymology 1

親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC t͡sʰiɪn ɦˠiuᴇi^H) + 隊 (tai).

Noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (shin'eitai) ^{←しんゑいたい (sinweitai)?} (kyūjitai 親衞隊)

1. bodyguards

See also

• 近衛(このえ) (Konoe, “imperial guard”)
• 羽(う)林(りん) (Urin, “imperial guard”)

Etymology 2

親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC t͡sʰiɪn ɦˠiuᴇi^H) + 隊 (tai).

Noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (shin'eitai) ^{←しんゑいたい (sinweitai)?} (kyūjitai 親衞隊)

1. (neologism) fanatics, overly enthusiastic fans, especially fans of a singer or an actor

Descendants

• → Chinese: 親衛隊
• → Korean: 친위대 (親衛隊, chinwidae)

See also

• 応援団(おうえんだん) (ōendan, “cheering squad”)

Etymology 3

Calque of German Schutzstaffel, 親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC t͡sʰiɪn ɦˠiuᴇi^H) + 隊 (tai).

Proper noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (Shin'eitai) ^{←しんゑいたい (sinweitai)?} (kyūjitai 親衞隊)

1. (historical) Schutzstaffel

Descendants

• → Chinese: 親衛隊
• → Korean: 친위대 (親衛隊, chinwidae)

See also

• 武(ぶ)装親衛隊(そうしんえいたい) (Busōshin'eitai, “Waffen-SS”)
• 一般親衛隊(いっぱんしんえいたい) (Ippanshin'eitai, “Allgemeine SS”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
親	衛	隊

Noun

親衛隊 • (chinwidae) (hangeul 친위대)

1. Hanja form^? of 친위대 (“bodyguards”).