少尉

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (少尉)		少	尉
simp. #(少尉)		少	尉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàowèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ wai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): seu-ví
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siàu-ùi / siàu-ùiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàowèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàowèi
    • Wade–Giles: shao⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: shàu-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawwey
    • Palladius: шаовэй (šaovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ wai³
    • Yale: siu wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ wɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu-ví
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu vi^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴ vi³
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯⁵⁵ vi³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-ùi
    • Tâi-lô: siàu-uì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siao'uix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ ui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu-ùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siàu-uìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siao'vuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau²¹⁻⁵³ uĩ²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 少尉

1. (military) second lieutenant
2. (military) ensign

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	尉
しょう Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

少(しょう)尉(い) • (shōi) ^{←せうゐ (seuwi)?}

1. (military) a second lieutenant
2. (military) an ensign (military officer)

See also

• 尉(い)官(かん) (ikan)
• 大(たい)尉(い) (taī)
• 中(ちゅう)尉(い) (chūi)
• 准(じゅん)尉(い) (jun'i)
• 中(ちゅう)将(じょう) (chūjō)
• 中(ちゅう)佐(さ) (chūsa)
• 少(しょう)佐(さ) (shōsa)