少尉

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (少尉)		少	尉
simp. ^#(少尉)		少	尉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàowèi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ wai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): seu-ví
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siàu-ùi / siàu-ùiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàowèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàowèi
  - Wade–Giles: shao⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: shàu-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawwey
  - Palladius: шаовэй (šaovɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ wai³
  - Yale: siu wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ wɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu vi^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴ vi³
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯⁵⁵ vi³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siao'uix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ ui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-ùiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-uìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siao'vuix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ uĩ²¹/

Noun

少尉

(military) second lieutenant
(military) ensign

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	尉
しょう Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

少 (“younger; lesser; junior”) +‎ 尉. See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーい [shóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːi]

Noun

少(しょう)尉(い) • (shōi) ^{←せうゐ (seuwi)^?}

(historical, government) the junior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
(military) a second lieutenant
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少佐, 少将, 大尉, 中尉 (“first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade”)
(military) an ensign (military officer)
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少佐, 少将, 大尉, 中尉
(military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a sub-lieutenant second class (equivalent to ensign)
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少佐, 少将, 大尉, 中尉

Korean

Hanja in this term
少	尉

Noun

少尉 • (sowi) (hangeul 소위)

hanja form^? of 소위 (“second lieutenant”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
少	尉

Noun

少尉

chữ Hán form of thiếu úy (“second lieutenant”)