拱衛

Chinese

		fold hands in salute; to arch	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (拱衛/拱衞)		拱	衛/衞
simp. (拱卫)		拱	卫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒngwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung² wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǒngwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǒngwèi
    • Wade–Giles: kung³-wei⁴
    • Yale: gǔng-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goongwey
    • Palladius: гунвэй (gunvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung² wai⁶
    • Yale: gúng waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung² wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Verb

拱衛

1. to surround something in a protective position; to surround and protect