衛兵

See also: 衞兵 and 卫兵

Chinese

		to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
trad. (衛兵/衞兵)		衛/衞	兵
simp. (卫兵)		卫	兵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèibīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ bing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ví-pîn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ōe-peng / ūi-peng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uê⁶ bian¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèibīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèibing
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-ping¹
    • Yale: wèi-bīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weybing
    • Palladius: вэйбин (vɛjbin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ bing¹
    • Yale: waih bīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ bing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ bing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ví-pîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˋ bin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi³ bin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /vi³¹ pin²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-peng
    • Tâi-lô: uē-ping
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oexpefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ue²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-peng
    • Tâi-lô: uī-ping
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uixpefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uê⁶ bian¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uĕ piaⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ue³⁵⁻¹¹ pĩã³³/

Noun

衛兵

1. guard; watcher

Synonyms

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• 保安 (bǎo'ān)
• 保安員／保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
• 保鏢／保镖 (bǎobiāo)
• 若呀 (Penang Hokkien, slang)
• 衛士／卫士 (wèishì)
• 警衛／警卫 (jǐngwèi)
• 警衛員／警卫员 (jǐngwèiyuán)
• 護衛／护卫 (hùwèi)

 

Derived terms

• 紅衛兵／红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衛	兵
えい Grade: 5	へい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
衞兵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ːhe̞ː]

Noun

衛(えい)兵(へい) • (eihei) 

1. guard

   衛兵(えいへい)が門(もん)を守(まも)っている。

   Eihei ga mon o mamotte iru.

   Guards are securing the gate.

Korean

Hanja in this term
衛	兵

Noun

衛兵 • (wibyeong) (hangeul 위병)

1. hanja form^? of 위병 (“guard”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衛	兵

Noun

衛兵

1. chữ Hán form of vệ binh (“guard”).