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守衛

守衛

See also: 守卫

Chinese

		to guard	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; (surname)
trad. (守衛)		守	衛
simp. (守卫)		守	卫

Verb

守衛

to guard; to protect

Noun

守衛

guard (person who protects)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
守	衛
しゅ Grade: 3	えい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

守衛 ‎(hiragana しゅえい, romaji shuei)

guard, gatekeeper

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǒuwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² wai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-ví
Min Nan (POJ): siú-ōe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shǒuwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouwey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² wai⁶
  - Yale: sáu waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² wai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` vi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ vi³
  - IPA: /su³¹ vi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: siú-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siwoe
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ue³³/