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  wai6   jyutping
  wei4   pinyin
[1] [v] guard; defend; protect
[2] [n] security/defence guard
[3] [n] name for person or place

[variant]
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: (#144)

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

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This word has been viewed 9176 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th May 2015 01:46

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detail  wai6 sang1 guk6  wei4 sheng1 ju2 = public health service
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
See all 67 compounds (CantoDict reports 74 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples 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!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]
detail 環衛工人
sanitation worker

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