衛生鬍
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See also: 卫生胡
Chinese
| beard; moustache | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (衛生鬍/衞生鬍) | 衛生/衞生 | 鬍 | |
| simp. (卫生胡) | 卫生 | 胡 | |
| Literally: “hygienic moustache”. | |||
Etymology
This type of moustache was once popular among the old Japanese armymen and said to be easier to keep clean and thus more hygienic on the battlefield. Nonetheless not a loanword as the Japanese term ちょび髭 (ちょびひげ, lit. small moustache) being irrelevant.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèishenghú
- Wade–Giles: wei4-shêng1-hu2
- Yale: wèi-shēng-hú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshenghwu
- Palladius: вэйшэнху (vɛjšɛnxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
衛生鬍