Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- wèi
- Wèi
English
- guard, protect, defend
- surname Wei
- to guard
- vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
- to protect
- to defend
- abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
- health
- abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 衛
- 衛生wai6 sang1
hygienic; sanitary
- 衛星wai6 sing1
(aerospace) satellite
- 保衛bou2 wai6
to defend
- 防衛fong4 wai6
to defend
- 自衛zi6 wai6
to defend oneself
- 警衛ging2 wai6
to stand guard over
- 守衛sau2 wai6
to guard
- 捍衛hon2 wai6
to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
- 後衛hau6 wai6
rear guard
- 護衛wu6 wai6
to guard
- 前衛cin4 wai6
advanced guard
- 衛冕wai6 min5
to defend the crown (in sports championship)
- 侍衛si6 wai6
Imperial bodyguard
- 門衛mun4 wai6
guard at gate
- 個人衛生go3 jan4 wai6 sang1
personal hygiene
- 精衛zing1 wai6
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
- 中衛zung1 wai6
see 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4]
- 環衛waan4 wai6
public cleanliness
- 世衛sai3 wai6
World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1])
- 衛護wai6 wu6
to guard
- 禁衛gam3 wai6
defense of the imperial palace or of the capital
- 衛艦wai6 laam6
a frigate (warship)
- 衛衣wai6 ji1
sweatshirt
- 公共衛生gung1 gung6 wai6 sang1
public health