Chinese Word Entry

禦敵

Simplified Chinese form: 御敌

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄉㄧˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin): yù dí
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu6 dik6
Definitions:
  1. armed enemy of the nation

  2. enemy of the Emperor

  3. fig championship challenger

  4. contender opposing champion in sporting contest


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Chinese characters used in this word

defend, protect, resist, ward off, hold out against
Readings
Mandarin: ㄩˋ (yù)
Cantonese: jyu6
Japanese: ギョ (gyo)、 ゴ (go) / ふせ.ぐ (fusegu)
Korean: 어 (eo)
Vietnamese: ngữ, ngừa
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

enemy, foe, opponent, rival, resist
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄧˊ (dí)
Cantonese: dik6
Japanese: テキ (teki) / かたき (kataki)、 あだ (ada)、 かな.う (kanau)
Korean: 적 (jeog)
Vietnamese: địch
Variants
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