# 親衛隊
## Chinese

| | | dear; intimate; parentdear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring | to guard; to protect; to defendto guard; to protect; to defend; surname | squadron; team; group |
| trad. (親衛隊/親衞隊) | trad. (親衛隊/親衞隊) | 親 | 衛/衞 | 隊 |
| simp. (亲卫队) | simp. (亲卫队) | 亲 | 卫 | 队 |
* 親衛隊

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qīnwèiduì
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): can$^1$ wai$^6$ deoi$^{6-2}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qīnwèiduì
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cinwèiduèi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻin$^1$-wei$^4$-tui$^4$
*** Yale: chīn-wèi-dwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinweyduey
*** Palladius: циньвэйдуй (cinʹvɛjduj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: can$^1$ wai$^6$ deoi$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: chān waih déui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsan$^1$ wai$^6$ doey$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cen$^1$ wei$^6$ dêu$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

### Etymology 1

The word 親衛 is first used in Sui dynasty, where the emperor set an official position named 親衛 as royal guard.

#### Noun

親衛隊
* bodyguards

##### Synonyms

* 羽林

### Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 親衛隊 (Shin'eitai).

#### Proper noun

親衛隊
* (chiefly Taiwan, historical) Schutzstaffel

##### Synonyms

* (Mainland China) 黨衛隊／党卫队 (dǎngwèiduì)
* (Mainland China) 黨衛軍／党卫军 (dǎngwèijūn)

### Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 親衛隊 (shin'eitai).

#### Noun

親衛隊
* (neologism) fanatics, overly enthusiastic fans, especially fans of a singer or an actor
* (ACG) a student society organized by fans of a beautiful girl or a handsome boy in school, to protect her/him

##### Synonyms

* 粉絲團／粉丝团 (fěnsītuán)

### References

* ↑ 杜佑 (Du You) ((Can we date this quote?)) “職官十”, in 《通典》 (Comprehensive Institutions), volume 28: “隋初，左右衛大將軍各一人，將軍各二人，又各統親衛。煬帝改左右衛爲左右翊衛。又加置親衛，並領勳武三衛。煬帝改三衛爲三侍，非翊衛府皆無三侍。”

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 親 | 衛 | 隊 |
| しん Grade: 2 | えい Grade: 5 | たい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | kan'on | kan'on |
* Alternative spelling
* 親衞隊 (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しんえーたい [shìń'éétáí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕĩɰ̃e̞ːta̠i]

### Etymology 1

親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC tshin hjwejH) + 隊 (tai).

#### Noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (shin'eitai)
* bodyguards

#### See also

* 近衛(このえ) (Konoe, “imperial guard”)
* 羽(う)林(りん) (Urin, “imperial guard”)

### Etymology 2

親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC tshin hjwejH) + 隊 (tai).

#### Noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (shin'eitai)
* (neologism) fanatics, overly enthusiastic fans, especially fans of a singer or an actor

##### Descendants

* → Chinese: 親衛隊／亲卫队 (qīnwèiduì)
* → Korean: 친위대 (親衛隊, chinwidae)

#### See also

* 応援団(おうえんだん) (ōendan, “cheering squad”)

### Etymology 3

Calque of German Schutzstaffel, 親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC tshin hjwejH) + 隊 (tai).

#### Proper noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (Shin'eitai)
* (historical) Schutzstaffel

##### Descendants

* → Chinese: 親衛隊／亲卫队 (qīnwèiduì)
* → Korean: 친위대 (親衛隊, chinwidae)

#### See also

* 武(ぶ)装親衛隊(そうしんえいたい) (Busōshin'eitai, “Waffen-SS”)
* 一般親衛隊(いっぱんしんえいたい) (Ippanshin'eitai, “Allgemeine SS”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 親 | 衛 | 隊 |

### Noun

親衛隊 • (chinwidae) (hangeul 친위대)
* hanja form of 친위대 (“bodyguards”)