拱衛

拱衛

Chinese

		fold hands in salute; to arch	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (拱衛)		拱	衛
simp. (拱卫)		拱	卫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒngwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung² wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǒngwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goongwey
    • IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung² wai⁶
    • Yale: gúng waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung² wei⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Verb

拱衛

1. to surround something in a protective position; to surround and protect