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衛冕

衛冕

See also: 衞冕 and 卫冕

Chinese

		to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; (surname)	royal crown
trad. (衛冕/衞冕)		衛/衞	冕
simp. (卫冕)		卫	冕

Verb

衛冕

to defend one's title; to defend one's championship

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèimiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ min²
Min Nan (POJ): ōe-bián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wèimiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weymean
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    ^edit
    慰勉
    未免
    衛冕／卫冕
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ min²
  - Yale: waih mín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ min²
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² miːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-bián
  - Tâi-lô: uē-bián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexbiern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² biɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue²²⁻²¹ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ biɛn⁴¹/