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少尉

少尉

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	milit. official; to quiet
simp. and trad. (少尉)		少	尉

Noun

少尉

second lieutenant, ensign (army rank)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	尉
しょう Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

少尉 ‎(hiragana しょうい, romaji shōi)

ensign (rank)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàowèi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ wai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): seu-ví
Min Nan (POJ): siàu-ùi / siàu-ùiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàowèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawwey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ wai³
  - Yale: siu wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ wai³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ wɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu vi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴ vi³
  - IPA: /se̯u⁵⁵ vi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaouix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ ui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-ùiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: siàu-uìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siao'vuix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ uĩ²¹/