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
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): e⁵ so⁵

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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    衛士 / 卫士
    衛視 / 卫视
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/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: e⁵ so⁵ [Phonetic: e⁴ so⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ā̤-seō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /e¹¹⁻⁴² ɬo¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: e⁵ so⁵ [Phonetic: e⁴ so⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /e²¹⁻⁴² ɬo²¹/

Noun

衛士

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

chữ Hán form of vệ sĩ (“guardian”)