衛道之士
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Chinese[edit]
to protect and defend the Confucian orthodoxy | 's; him/her/it; this | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
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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[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
衛道之士
- people who defend traditional principles
- (derogatory) conservative people who criticize others for not adhering to traditional principles