中尉

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	milit. official; to quiet
trad. (中尉)		中	尉
simp. ^#(中尉)		中	尉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ wai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-ùi / tiong-ùiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongwèi
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: jūng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongwey
  - Palladius: чжунвэй (čžunvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    中位
    中尉
    中衛 / 中卫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ wai³
  - Yale: jūng wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diong'uix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-ùiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-uìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diong'vuix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² uĩ²¹/

Noun

中尉

(military) first lieutenant

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	尉
ちゅう Grade: 1	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

中 (“mid-”) +‎ 尉, likely modeled after 中将 (chūjō, “lieutenant general”). See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうい [chúꜜùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːi]

- Homophones: 中位, 注意, 誅夷

Noun

中(ちゅう)尉(い) • (chūi) ^{←ちゆうゐ (tyuuwi)^?}

(military) a first lieutenant
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉 (“army captain; naval lieutenant”), 中佐, 中将
(military) a lieutenant junior grade
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉 (“second lieutenant; ensign”), 大尉 (“army captain; naval lieutenant”), 中佐, 中将
(military) a sub-lieutenant
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中佐, 中将
(military) a flying officer
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中佐, 中将
(military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a sub-lieutenant first class (equivalent to sub-lieutenant or lieutenant junior grade)
Hypernym: 尉官

Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中佐, 中将

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	尉

Noun

中尉 • (jung'wi) (hangeul 중위)

hanja form^? of 중위 (“first lieutenant”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
中	尉

Noun

中尉

chữ Hán form of trung uý (“first lieutenant”)