自警

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to alert; to warn; police
trad. (自警)		自	警
simp. ^#(自警)		自	警

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ging²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìjǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjǐng
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-ching³
  - Yale: dz̀-jǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjiing
  - Palladius: цзыцзин (czyczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ ging²
  - Yale: jih gíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ ging²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ging²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kɪŋ³⁵/

Verb

自警

(literary) to maintain vigilance; to be on the alert

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	警
じ Grade: 2	けい Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑike̞ː]

Noun

自(じ)警(けい) • (jikei)

short for 自警団 (jikeidan, “vigilante group”)
short for 自治体警察 (jichitai keisatsu, “municipal police”)