衛生

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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
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Pronunciation

Rime
Character 衛 生
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 云 (35) 生 (21)
Final (韻) 祭 (38) 庚 (109)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III II
Fanqie 于歲切 所庚切
Baxter hjwejH sraeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦˠiuᴇiH/ /ʃˠæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦʷᵚieiH/ /ʃᵚaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣiuæiH/ /ʃaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦjwiajH/ /ʂaɨjŋ/
Li
Rong 		/ɣjuɛiH/ /ʃɐŋ/
Wang
Li 		/ɣĭwɛiH/ /ʃɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/i̯wɛiH/ /ʂɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wèi shēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		wai6 sang1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 衛 生
Reading # 1/1 1/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		wèi shēng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hjwejH › ‹ sræng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ʷ(r)a-s/ /*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?)
English to guard bear, be born; live

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 衛 生
Reading # 1/1 1/2
No. 12964 11312
Phonetic
component 		衛 生
Rime
group 		祭 耕
Rime
subdivision 		1 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		衞 生
Old
Chinese 		/*ɢʷads/ /*sʰleːŋ/
Notes 金文象四圍巡衛，
與韋有異

Noun

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
    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.
    This hotel is not very hygienic.

Synonyms

Verb

衛生

  1. (Classical) to care for life

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
衛生

Noun

衛生 • (wisaeng) (hangeul 위생)

  1. Hanja form? of 위생 (“hygiene”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衛生

Noun

衛生

  1. chữ Hán form of vệ sinh (“hygiene”).
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