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捍衛

捍衛

See also: 捍卫 and 捍衞

Chinese

		ward off (a blow)	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; (surname)
trad. (捍衛/捍衞)		捍	衛/衞
simp. (捍卫)		捍	卫

Verb

捍衛

to defend

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hànwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁵ wai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hān-ōe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hànwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hannwey
  - IPA ^(key): /xa̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon⁵ wai⁶
  - Yale: hóhn waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁵ wai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːn¹³ wɐi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hān-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: hān-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxn'oe
  - IPA (Xiamen): /han²²⁻²¹ ue²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /han⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²²⁻²¹ ue²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /han³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /han³³⁻²¹ ue³³/