锦衣卫 in English Jin3 yi1 wei4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors

Simplified Characters

锦 衣 卫

Traditional Characters

錦 衣 衛

Pinyin

Jin3 yi1 wei4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

锦jin3brocade 衣yi1clothes 卫wei4surname Wei