# 護衛
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hùwèi
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wu$^6$ wai$^6$
* 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: hu$^4$-wei$^4$
*** Yale: hù-wèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhwey
*** Palladius: хувэй (xuvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^6$ wai$^6$
*** Yale: wuh waih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^6$ wai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^6$ wei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː²² wɐi̯²²/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$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: fu$^4$ vi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /fu⁵⁵ vi³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: hōo-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoxoe
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ue²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ue²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/
*** 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])
* IPA: [ɡo̞e̞ː]

### Noun

護(ご)衛(えい) • (goei)
* a guard, an escort

### Verb

護(ご)衛(えい)する • (goei suru) 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

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