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  wai6   jyutping
  wei4   pinyin
[1] [v] guard; protect; defend; stand guard over
[2] a Chinese familly name
[Var.]

Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#144)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
衛 / 卫

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  wai6 sing1  wei4 xing1 = satellite
detail  sau2 wai6  shou3 wei4 = to guard
detail  wai6 sang1  wei4 sheng1 = hygiene; hygienic
detail  bou2 wai6  bao3 wei4 = to defend; to safeguard
detail  zi6 wai6  zi4 wei4 = self-defence (US: self-defense)
detail  ging2 wai6  jing3 wei4 = security guard
detail  wai6 sang1 zi2  wei4 sheng1 zhi3 = toilet paper; bathroom tissue
detail  wai6 sang1 cit3 bei6  wei4 sheng1 she4 bei4 = sanitary equipment; sanitation facilities
detail  wai6 sang1 bou6  wei4 sheng1 bu4 = health department; sanitation department
detail  wai6 sing1 sing4  wei4 xing1 cheng2 = satellite town; edge city; exurb
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 65 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 衛
detail 注意地鐵車廂嚴禁飲食保持車廂清潔衛生多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[MTR announcement]
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