廠衛

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Chinese

		factory; yard; depot factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (廠衛/廠衞)		廠	衛/衞
simp. (厂卫)		厂	卫

Etymology

Blend of 東廠／东厂 (Dōngchǎng) +‎ 錦衣衛／锦衣卫 (Jǐnyīwèi). All are powerful secret police during the Ming Dynasty at various time.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chǎngwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong² wai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chǎngwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chǎngwèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang³-wei⁴
  - Yale: chǎng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaangwey
  - Palladius: чанвэй (čanvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong² wai⁶
  - Yale: chóng waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong² wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong² wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

廠衛

(historical) the secret police in whole during the Ming Dynasty

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