校尉
Chinese
school; proofread; to check school; proofread; to check; to compare |
milit. official; to quiet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (校尉) | 校 | 尉 | |
| simp. #(校尉) | 校 | 尉 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiàowèi
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàowèi
- Wade–Giles: chiao4-wei4
- Yale: jyàu-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawwey
- Palladius: цзяовэй (czjaovɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaau3 wai3
- Yale: gaau wai
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaau3 wai3
- Guangdong Romanization: gao3 wei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːu̯³³ wɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
校尉
- (archaic) a military rank; captain
Usage notes
Created in the Han Dynasty, this rank was somewhere just below the rank of general. By the Tang Dynasty, the rank had become more of a middle level rank.