中衛

See also: 中卫

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (中衛/中衞)		中	衛/衞
simp. (中卫)		中	卫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongwèi
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: jūng-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongwey
    • Palladius: чжунвэй (čžunvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ wai⁶
    • Yale: jūng waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

中衛

1. (soccer) centre halfback

Proper noun

中衛

1. (～市) Zhongwei (a prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China)

Japanese

Etymology

Chinese 中衛／中卫 (zhōngwèi)

Noun

Kanji in this term
中	衛
ちゅう Grade: 1	えい Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
中衞 (kyūjitai)

中(ちゅう)衛(えい) • (chūei) 

1. (volleyball) a middle blocker
2. (soccer, rugby, handball) a halfback

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)衛(えい) • (Chūei) 

1. Zhongwei (a prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China)

Kanji in this term
中	衛
ちゅう Grade: 1	え Grade: 5
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
中衞 (kyūjitai)

中(ちゅう)衛(え) • (Chūe) 

1. Clipping of 中衛府 (Chūefu).