衛生

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See also: 衞生 and 卫生

Chinese

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to guard; to protect; to defend
to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
trad. (衛生/衞生) /
simp. (卫生)
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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial () (35) (21)
Final () (38) (109)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter hjwejH sraeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦˠiuᴇiH/ /ʃˠæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦʷᵚieiH/ /ʃᵚaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣiuæiH/ /ʃaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦjwiajH/ /ʂaɨjŋ/
Li
Rong
/ɣjuɛiH/ /ʃɐŋ/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭwɛiH/ /ʃɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯wɛiH/ /ʂɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wèi shēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wai6 sang1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
wèi shēng
Middle
Chinese
‹ hjwejH › ‹ sræng ›
Old
Chinese
/*[ɢ]ʷ(r)a[t]-s/ /*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?)
English to guard bear, be born; live

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
No. 12964 11312
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɢʷads/ /*sʰleːŋ/
Notes

Noun

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衛生

  1. hygiene; sanitation; health
    講究衛生讲究卫生  ―  jiǎngjiu wèishēng  ―  to pay attention to hygiene
    衛生用品卫生用品  ―  wèishēng yòngpǐn  ―  toiletries
    女性衛生用品女性卫生用品  ―  nǚxìng wèishēng yòngpǐn  ―  feminine hygiene products
    衛生條件卫生条件  ―  wèishēng tiáojiàn  ―  sanitary conditions; hygiene
  2. healthcare
    社區衛生服務中心 [MSC, trad.]
    社区卫生服务中心 [MSC, simp.]
    shèqū wèishēng fúwù zhōngxīn [Pinyin]
    community healthcare center
  3. cleaning
    衛生卫生  ―  gǎo wèishēng  ―  to do cleaning

Adjective

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衛生

  1. hygienic
    這個旅店不是衛生 [MSC, trad.]
    这个旅店不是卫生 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège lǚdiàn bùshì hěn wèishēng. [Pinyin]
    This hotel is not very hygienic.

Synonyms

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Verb

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衛生

  1. (Classical) to care for life

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
せい
Grade: 1
kan'on
Alternative spelling
衞生 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literary Chinese 衛生 (wèishēng, to maintain or sustain life, your own or others'; to protect your health from illnesses)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えい)(せい) (eiseiゑいせい (weisei)?

  1. hygiene; sanitation

Descendants

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  • Chinese: 衛生卫生 (wèishēng)
  • Korean: 위생 (wisaeng)
  • Vietnamese: vệ sinh

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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衛生 (wisaeng) (hangeul 위생)

  1. hanja form? of 위생 (hygiene)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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衛生

  1. chữ Hán form of vệ sinh (hygiene).