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 15290 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
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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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 威
Unicode code for this character: U+5a01 (off-site link)

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