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==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zhōngwèi
|c=zung1 wai3
|mn=qz,tw,xm:tiong-ùi/zz:tiong-ùiⁿ
|cat=n
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|military rank}} [[first lieutenant]]

==Japanese==
{{swp|lang=ja}}
{{ja-kanjitab|ちゅう|い|yomi=o}}

===Etymology===
{{pre|ja|中|尉|t1=mid-|sort=ちゅうい}}, likely modeled after {{m|ja|中将|tr=chūjō||lieutenant general}}. See {{m|ja|尉官|tr=ikan||junior officer}} for more.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|ちゅうい|acc=1}}
** {{hmp|ja|中位|sort=ちゅうい|注意|誅夷}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|ちゅうい|hhira=ちゆうゐ}}

# {{lb|ja|military rank|sort=ちゅうい}} a [[first lieutenant]]
#: {{hyper|ja|尉官}}
#: {{cot|ja|准尉|少尉|大尉|t3=army captain; naval lieutenant|中佐|中将}}
# {{lb|ja|military rank|sort=ちゅうい}} a [[lieutenant junior grade]]
#: {{hyper|ja|尉官}}
#: {{cot|ja|准尉|少尉|t2=second lieutenant; ensign|大尉|t3=army captain; naval lieutenant|中佐|中将}}
# {{lb|ja|military rank|sort=ちゅうい}} a [[sub-lieutenant]]
#: {{hyper|ja|尉官}}
#: {{cot|ja|准尉|少尉|大尉|中佐|中将}}
# {{lb|ja|military rank|sort=ちゅうい}} a [[flying officer]]
#: {{hyper|ja|尉官}}
#: {{cot|ja|准尉|少尉|大尉|中佐|中将}}
# {{lb|ja|military rank|of the Imperial Japanese Navy|sort=ちゅうい}} a sub-lieutenant first class {{gl|equivalent to sub-lieutenant or lieutenant junior grade}}
#: {{hyper|ja|尉官}}
#: {{cot|ja|准尉|少尉|大尉|中佐|中将}}

==Korean==
{{ko-hanjatab}}

===Noun===
{{ko-noun|hj|hangeul=중위}}

# {{hanja form of|중위|[[first lieutenant]]}}

==Vietnamese==
{{vi-hantutab}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun|sc=Hani}}

# {{vi-Han form of|trung uý|[[first lieutenant]]}}