世衛
Chinese
life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime |
to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (世衛/世衞) | 世 | 衛/衞 | |
| simp. (世卫) | 世 | 卫 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Shìwèi
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhwèi
- Wade–Giles: Shih4-wei4
- Yale: Shr̀-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhwey
- Palladius: Шивэй (Šivɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai3 wai6
- Yale: sai waih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai3 wai6
- Guangdong Romanization: sei3 wei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯³³ wɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
世衛
- WHO; short for 世界衛生組織／世界卫生组织 (Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī, “World Health Organization”)