衛道之士

Chinese

		to protect and defend the Confucian orthodoxy	's; him/her/it; this	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (衛道之士/衞道之士)		衛道/衞道	之	士
simp. (卫道之士)		卫道	之	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèidàozhīshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ dou⁶ zi¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèidàozhīshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèidàojhihshìh
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tao⁴-chih¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: wèi-dàu-jr̄-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weydawjyshyh
    • Palladius: вэйдаочжиши (vɛjdaočžiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ dou⁶ zi¹ si⁶
    • Yale: waih douh jī sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ dou⁶ dzi¹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ dou⁶ ji¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² tou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

衛道之士

1. people who defend traditional principles
2. (derogatory) conservative people who criticize others for not adhering to traditional principles