wèi

guard, protect, defend

DEFINITIONS

  • guard, protect, defend
  • surname Wei
  • vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  • to guard
  • to protect
  • to defend
  • abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
  • health
  • abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

WORDS

四 mù wèi sì Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
公 lǐ wèi gōng Li Wei Gong; Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
正當防 zhèng dàng fáng wèi reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense
殿 diàn wèi fullback (sports)
氣象星 qì xiàng wèi xīng weather satellite
汪精 wāng jīng wèi Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
海岸警隊 hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì coastguard
海岸護隊 hǎi àn hù wèi duì coast guard
huǒ wèi moon of Mars
一 huǒ wèi yī Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
二 huǒ wèi èr Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II
強 tè wèi qiáng Tyvek (brand)
王家 wáng jiā wèi Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
環境生 huán jìng wèi shēng environmental sanitation; abbr. to 環衛|环卫[huan2 wei4]
huán wèi public cleanliness; (urban) sanitation; environmental sanitation; abbr. for 環境衛生|环境卫生[huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1]
工人 huán wèi gōng rén sanitation worker
nán wèi men's bathroom (abbr. for 男衛生間|男卫生间)
jìn wèi defense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard (or a member of that unit)
軍 jìn wèi jūn imperial guard
jīng wèi mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds
兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
星 nà wèi xīng nanosatellite
美國海岸警隊 měi guó hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì United States Coast Guard
平 niè wèi píng Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player