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威海卫

Wēi hǎi wèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-542b6493850a2927. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

威海衛 威海卫 [Wei1 hai3 wei4] /Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong/

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Other forms in these source records: 威海衛

  • 威
    wēi

    power / might / prestige

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 卫
    wèi

    to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

    Wèi

    surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

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