衛視
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See also: 卫视
Chinese
to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname |
to look at; to regard; to inspect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (衛視/衞視) | 衛/衞 | 視 | |
| simp. (卫视) | 卫 | 视 | |
Etymology
Short for 衛星電視／卫星电视 (wèixīng diànshì).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèishìh
- Wade–Giles: wei4-shih4
- Yale: wèi-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshyh
- Palladius: вэйши (vɛjši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- Homophones:
衛士 / 卫士
衛視 / 卫视
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai6 si6
- Yale: waih sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²² siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
衛視
Usage notes
This is more commonly used in the names of television stations.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 衛 | 視 |
| えい Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 6 |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 衞視 (kyūjitai) |
