大尉

大尉

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (大尉)		大	尉
simp. #(大尉)		大	尉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ wai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàwèi
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: dà-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahwey
    • Palladius: давэй (davɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ wai³
    • Yale: daaih wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² wɐi̯³³/

Noun

大尉

1. senior captain; captain (army rank)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	尉
たい Grade: 1	い Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

大 (“grand”) +‎ 尉. See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more. Compare a similarly constructed title in feudal China, 太尉.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) た​いい [táꜜìì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ii]

Noun

大(たい)尉(い) • (taii) ^{←たいゐ (taiwi)?}

1. (historical, government) the senior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
2. (military) a captain (army or air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)

   Hypernym: 尉官

   Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大佐 (“naval captain”), 大将, 中尉

   Hyponym: 上級大尉

3. (military) a lieutenant (naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander)

   Hypernym: 尉官

   Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉 (“second lieutenant; ensign”), 大佐, 大将, 中尉 (“first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade”)

See also

• 船(せん)長(ちょう) (senchō, “sea captain”)
• キャプテン (kyaputen)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
大	尉

Noun

大尉 • (daewi) (hangeul 대위)

1. Hanja form^? of 대위 (“captain”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
大	尉

Noun

大尉

1. chữ Hán form of đại uý (“captain; lieutenant”).