衛道之士

Chinese

		to protect and defend the Confucian orthodoxy	's; him/her/it; this	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (衛道之士/衞道之士)		衛道/衞道	之	士
simp. (卫道之士)		卫道	之	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèidàozhīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ dou⁶ zi¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèidàozhīshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèidàojhihshìh
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tao⁴-chih¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: wèi-dàu-jr̄-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weydawjyshyh
  - Palladius: вэйдаочжиши (vɛjdaočžiši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ dou⁶ zi¹ si⁶
  - Yale: waih douh jī sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ dou⁶ dzi¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ dou⁶ ji¹ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² tou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

衛道之士

people who defend traditional principles
(derogatory) conservative people who criticize others for not adhering to traditional principles

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