威 (wai1 | wei1) : impressive strength; awesome power

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威

wai1

wei1

[1] [n] impressive strength; awesome power/might
[2] [v] deter with prowess; threaten by force
[3] [粵] [adj] imposing; impressive; awe-inspiring

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 女 (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

威

Don't confuse with:
戚咸成

This word has been viewed 13496 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Jul 2015 01:05

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夏威夷堅果 haa6 wai1 ji4 gin1 gwo2 xia4 wei1 yi2 jian1 guo3 = Macadamia nut; also called 澳洲堅果

威水 wai1 seoi2 = smart; imposing 粵

威爾斯 wai1 ji5 si1 = Wales

威化餅 wai1 faa3 beng2 wei1 hua4 bing3 = a wafer biscuit; a waffle

挪威 no4 wai1 nuo2 wei1 = Norway

示威 si6 wai1 shi4 wei1 = hold a demonstration

權威 kyun4 wai1 quan2 wei1 = authority; authoritative; a person of authority

威風 wai1 fung1 wei1 feng1 = impressive force; power

威脅 wai1 hip3 wei1 xie2 = to threaten; to menace

威望 wai1 mong6 wei1 wang4 = prestige

威力 wai1 lik6 wei1 li4 = (formidable; fear-inducing) power; might; force

威信 wai1 seon3 wei1 xin4 = prestige; veneration; trust; respect

示威者 si6 wai1 ze2 shi4 wei1 zhe3 = demonstrator, protester

威勢 wai1 sai3 = bravura, pomp and power

夏威夷 haa6 wai1 ji4 xia4 wei1 yi2 = Hawaii

威士忌 wai1 si6 gei6*2 wei1 shi4 ji4 = whisky

波本威士忌 bo1 bun2 wai1 si6 gei6*2 = bourbon

失威 sat1 wai1 = degrade

威猛 wai1 maang5 = domineering

高大威猛 gou1 daai6 wai1 maang5 = burly

威化 wai1 faa3 = wafer (transliterated)

國威 gwok3 wai1 guo2 wei1 = national prestige

有權威 jau5 kyun4 wai1 you3 quan2 wei1 = authoritative

核威 hat6 wai1 he2 wei1 = nuclear strength; nuclear might

軍事威脅 gwan1 si6 wai1 hip3 jun1 shi4 wei1 xie2 = military threat

權威性 kyun4 wai1 sing3 quan2 wei1 xing4 = authoritative; (having) authority

威士忌酒 wai1 si6 gei6*2 zau2 wei1 shi4 ji4 jiu3 = whisky

潛在威脅 cim4 zoi6 wai1 hip3 qian2 zai4 wei1 xie2 = potential threat; potential menace

示威遊行 si6 wai1 jau4 haang4 shi4 wei1 you2 xing2 = a (protest) demonstration

示威運動 si6 wai1 wan6 dung6 shi4 wei1 yun4 dong4 = rally

示威人士 si6 wai1 jan4 si6 = an activist, a demonstrator

威士 wai1 si6*2 = [n] waste (as a loanword)

威士忌加冰 wai1 si6*2 gei6*2 gaa1 bing1 = [n] whiskey on the rocks, scotch on the rocks

威士忌加水 wai1 si6*2 gei6*2 gaa1 seoi2 = [n] whiskey with water, scotch with water

威嚴 wai1 jim4 wei1 yan2 = dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity

威風掃地 wai1 fung1 sou3 dei6 wei1 feng1 shao3 di4 = completely discredited

威信掃地 wai1 seon3 sou3 dei6 wei1 xin4 sao3 di4 = completely discredited

沙威馬 saa1 wai1 maa5 sha1 wei1 ma3 = shawarma, döner kebab

有頭威冇尾陣 jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6 = start strong but finish weak 粵

認低威 jing6 dai1 wai1 ren4 di1 wei1 = to lose face

狐假虎威 wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1 = bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections

威吔 wai1 jaa1*2 = a wire (as a loanword); a wire rope 粵

威也 wai1 jaa5*2 = a wire (as a loanword); a wire rope 粵

吊威吔 diu3 wai1 jaa1*2 = fly by wire 粵

雌威 ci1 wai1 ci2 wei1 = female power; the strength of an angry woman

威逼利誘 wai1 bik1 lei6 jau5 wei1 bi1 li4 you4 = carrot and stick

讕威 laan2 wai1 lan2 wei1 = act cocky; think one's a hotshot 粵

威爾斯親王 wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4 = Prince of Wales

威靈頓街 wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1 wei1 ling2 dun4 jie1 = Wellington Street, Central & Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

威風凜凜 wai1 fung1 lam5 lam5 wei1 feng1 lin3 lin3 = imposing; awesome; to look majestic

立威 laap6 wai1 = authoritarianism

下馬威 haa6 maa5 wai1 xia4 ma3 wei1 = severity shown by a superior or an official

威武 wai1 mou5 wei1 wu3 = prowess; might

威武不屈 wai1 mou5 bat1 wat1 wei1 wu3 bu4 qu1 = unbending in the threat of force

軍威 gwan1 wai1 jun1 wei1 = military might

威水史 wai1 seoi2 si2 wei1 shui3 shi3 = awe-inspiring history; awesome accounts of the past 粵

威嚇 wai1 haa1 wei1 he4 = to threaten; to intimidate; to cow

斯威士蘭 si1 wai1 si6 laan4 si1 wei1 shi4 lan2 = Swaziland

科威特 fo1 wai1 dak6 ke1 wei1 te4 = Kuwait

百威 baak3 wai1 = Budweiser

貪威識食 taam1 wai1 sik1 sik6 = sybarite (a person devoted to luxury and pleasure)

威尼斯 wai1 nei4 si1 = Venice

威奇托 wai1 kei4 tok3 wei1 qi2 tuo1 = Wichita

威廉 wai1 lim4 wei1 lian2 = William (name)

威廉斯堡 wai1 lim4 si1 bou2 wei1 lian2 si1 bao3 = Williamsburg (Virginia)

威爾士 wai1 ji5 si6 wei1 er3 shi4 = Wales

威爾士語 wai1 ji5 si6 jyu5 wei1 er3 shi4 yu3 = Welsh (language)

比威力 bei2 wai1 lik6 bi3 wei1 li4 = yield-to-weight ratio

武威 mou5 wai1 wu3 wei1 = Wuwei (city in Gansu)

武威地區 mou5 wai1 dei6 keoi1 wu3 wei1 di4 qu1 = Wuwei district (district in Gansu)

宣威 syun1 wai1 xuan1 wei1 = Xuanwei (city in Yunnan)

威海 wai1 hoi2 wei1 hai3 = Weihai (city in Shandong)

威遠 wai1 jyun5 wei1 yuan3 = Weiyuan (place in Sichuan)

威縣 wai1 jyun6 wei1 xian4 = Wei county (county in Hebei)

威信縣 wai1 seon3 jyun6 wei1 xin4 xian4 = Weixin county (county in Guizhou)

挪威海 no4 wai1 hoi2 = Norwegian Sea

威廉王子 wai1 lim4 wong4 zi2 = Prince William

威爾斯文 wai1 ji5 si1 man4*2 = Welsh (language)

福士威根 fuk1 si6*2 wai1 gan1 = a Volkswagon

奧斯威辛 ou3 si1 wai1 san1 ao4 si1 wei1 xin1 = Auschwitz (concentration camp)

奧斯威辛集中營 ou3 si1 wai1 san1 zaap6 zung1 jing4 ao4 si1 wei1 xin1 ji2 zhong1 ying2 = Auschwitz concentration camp

威廉泰爾 wai1 lim4 taai3 ji5 = William Tell

威廉退爾 wai1 lim4 teoi3 ji5 = William Tell

新南威爾士州 san1 naam4 wai1 ji5 si6 zau1 xin1 nan2 Wei1 er3 shi4 zhou1 = New South Wales (Australian state)

格林威治時間 gaak3 lam4 wai1 zi6 si4 gaan1*3 ge2 lin2 wei1 zhi4 shi2 jian1 = Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Universal Coordinated Time (UCT)

羅斯威爾事件 lo4 si1 wai1 ji5 si6 gin6*2 luo2 si1 wei1 er3 shi4 jian4 = Roswell UFO incident

威斯康辛 wai1 si1 hong1 san1 wei1 si1 kang1 xin1 = Wisconsin

威斯康星 wai1 si1 hong1 sing1 wei1 si1 kang1 xing1 = Wisconsin

耶威 je4 wai1 ye1 wei1 = Yahweh

杜國威 dou6 gwok3 wai1 du4 guo2 wei1 = Raymond To

又要威,又要戴頭盔 jau6 jiu3 wai1, jau6 jiu3 daai3 tau4 kwai1 = talking hawk, acting chicken 粵

狄威 dik6 wai1 di2 wei1 = Dick Wei

林佑威 lam4 jau6 wai1 lin2 you4 wei1 = Lin Youwei

林威 lam4 wai1 lin2 wei1 = David Lam

李威 lei5 wai1 li3 wei1 = Lee Wei

麥文威 mak6 man4 wai1 mai4 wen2 wei1 = Jimmy Mak (a.k.a, Mak Man Wai)

蘇志威 sou1 zi3 wai1 su1 zhi4 wei1 = Edmond So

孫耀威 syun1 jiu6 wai1 sun1 yao4 wei1 = Eric Suen

威龍 wai1 lung4 wei1 long2 = Robin Shou

威爾遜 wai1 ji5 seon3 wei1 er3 xun4 = Wilson (name)

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剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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