護衛

See also: 护卫

Chinese

		protect	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (護衛/護衞)		護	衛/衞
simp. (护卫)		护	卫
anagram		衛護／卫护

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hùwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ wai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fu-ví
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hō͘-ōe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hùwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hùwèi
  - Wade–Giles: hu⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: hù-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhwey
  - Palladius: хувэй (xuvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wu⁶ wai⁶
  - Yale: wuh waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²² wɐi̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    互惠
    護衛 / 护卫
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fu-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: fu vi^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fu⁴ vi³
  - Sinological IPA: /fu⁵⁵ vi³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: hōo-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoxoe
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ue²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ue²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

Noun

護衛

defender; guardian; guard; escort

Synonyms

保安 (bǎo'ān)
保安員 / 保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
保鏢 / 保镖 (bǎobiāo)
若呀 (Penang Hokkien, slang)
衛兵 / 卫兵 (wèibīng)
衛士 / 卫士 (wèishì)
警衛 / 警卫 (jǐngwèi)
警衛員 / 警卫员 (jǐngwèiyuán)

Verb

護衛

to defend; to guard
to convoy

Synonyms

(to defend):

保衛 / 保卫 (bǎowèi)
呵護 / 呵护 (hēhù)
守 (shǒu)
守候 (shǒuhòu)
守衛 / 守卫 (shǒuwèi)
守護 / 守护 (shǒuhù)
張持 / 张持 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
戍衛 / 戍卫 (shùwèi)
捍衛 / 捍卫 (hànwèi)
看護 / 看护 (kānhù)
衛護 / 卫护 (wèihù)
防 (fáng) (literary, or in compounds)
防守 (fángshǒu)
防衛 / 防卫 (fángwèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	衛
ご Grade: 5	えい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
護衞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごえー [gòéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞e̞ː]

Noun

護(ご)衛(えい) • (goei)

a guard, an escort

Verb

護(ご)衛(えい)する • (goei suru) transitive suru (stem 護(ご)衛(えい)し (goei shi), past 護(ご)衛(えい)した (goei shita))

to guard, to escort

Conjugation

Conjugation of "護衛する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	護衛し	ごえいし	goei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	護衛し	ごえいし	goei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	護衛する	ごえいする	goei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	護衛する	ごえいする	goei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	護衛すれ	ごえいすれ	goei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	護衛せよ¹ 護衛しろ²	ごえいせよ¹ ごえいしろ²	goei seyo¹ goei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	護衛される	ごえいされる	goei sareru
Causative	護衛させる護衛さす	ごえいさせるごえいさす	goei saseru goei sasu
Potential	護衛できる	ごえいできる	goei dekiru
Volitional	護衛しよう	ごえいしよう	goei shiyō
Negative	護衛しない	ごえいしない	goei shinai
Negative continuative	護衛せず	ごえいせず	goei sezu
Formal	護衛します	ごえいします	goei shimasu
Perfective	護衛した	ごえいした	goei shita
Conjunctive	護衛して	ごえいして	goei shite
Hypothetical conditional	護衛すれば	ごえいすれば	goei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

“護衛”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026