衛生鬍

See also: 卫生胡

Chinese

	hygiene; sanitation; health hygiene; sanitation; health; healthcare	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
(Pinyin): wèishēnghú

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄏㄨˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèishēnghú
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄏㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèishenghú
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shêng¹-hu²
  - Yale: wèi-shēng-hú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshenghwu
  - Palladius: вэйшэнху (vɛjšɛnxu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵/

Noun

衛生鬍

(historical) toothbrush moustache; Hitler moustache