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

   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

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

Adjective

衛生

1. hygienic

   這個旅店不是很衛生。 [MSC, trad.]
   这个旅店不是很卫生。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhège lǚdiàn bùshì hěn wèishēng. [Pinyin]

   This hotel is not very hygienic.

Synonyms

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• 不髒／不脏 (bù zāng)
• 乾淨／干净 (gānjìng)
• 清淨／清净 (qīngjìng)
• 清潔／清洁 (qīngjié)
• 潔淨／洁净 (jiéjìng)
• 澈潔／澈洁 (táh-gáik) (Eastern Min)

 

Verb

衛生

1. (Classical) to care for life

   • 衛生之經，能抱一乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     卫生之经，能抱一乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Wèishēng zhī jīng, néng bàoyī hū? [Pinyin]

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Further reading

• “Entry #11393”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

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Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
衞生 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えーせー [èéséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [e̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

衛(えい)生(せい) • (eisei) ^{←ゑいせい (weisei)?}

1. hygiene; sanitation

Descendants

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

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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”).