wèi​dào​shì

guardian

  • created reference approved 卫道士/衛道士 → 卫道者/衛道者 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卫道士 / 衛道士 wèi​dào​shì

    卫道者 / 衛道者 wèi​dào​zhě

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 卫道士/衛道士 → 卫道之士/衛道之士 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卫道士 / 衛道士 wèi​dào​shì

    卫道之士 / 衛道之士 wèi​dào​zhī​shì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 卫道士/衛道士 · wèi​dào​shì · guardian — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卫道士 / 衛道士

    wèi​dào​shì

    guardian

    A person who defends traditional ideology, morality, or religion; a champion or apologist for a cause

    卫道 (literal) → 卫道/衛道 · wèi​dào · to defend traditional values 士 (literal) → 士 · shì · person

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卫道士/衛道士 · wèi​dào​shì · prude — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卫道士 / 衛道士

    wèi​dào​shì

    prude

    (derogatory) A person who is excessively concerned with propriety or morality; a bluenose

    卫道 (literal) → 卫道/衛道 · wèi​dào · to defend traditional values 士 (literal) → 士 · shì · person

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense