衛生

See also: 衞生 and 卫生

Chinese

		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)		衛/衞	生
simp. (卫生)		卫	生

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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

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

   搞衛生／搞卫生  ―  gǎo wèishēng  ―  to do cleaning

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 衛生

1. hygienic

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (衛生):

• → Japanese: 衛生(えいせい) (eisei)
• → Korean: 위생(衛生) (wisaeng)
• → Vietnamese: vệ sinh (衛生)

Further reading

• “Entry #11393”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
衛	生
えい Grade: 5	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
衞生 (kyūjitai)

Noun

衛(えい)生(せい) • (eisei) 

1. hygiene, sanitary, health

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Korean

Hanja in this term
衛	生

Noun

衛生 • (wisaeng) (hangeul 위생)

1. Hanja form^? of 위생 (“hygiene”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衛	生

Noun

衛生

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