Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- wēi
English
- pomp, power
- power
- smart
- powerful
- might
- dominate
- prestige
- pride or prestige, especially the feeling obtained after having achieved something worth boasting or being praised
- oppressive power; authority
- short form of whisky
- to impress sby; to show power
- dignity
粵語
- 自豪感或者優越感，通常係指做完一啲嘢之後令人覺得值得吹噓同表揚嘅感覺
- 權勢、壓服別人嘅力量。
- 威士忌嘅簡稱
- 顯得威風
- 尊嚴
As a component in
Words containing 威
- 威脅wai1 hip3
to threaten; to menace
- 示威si6 wai1
to demonstrate (as a protest)
- 威信wai1 seon3
see 威信縣|威信县[Wei1 xin4 Xian4]
- 威武wai1 mou5
might
- 威風wai1 fung1
awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power
- 權威kyun4 wai1
authority
- 威力wai1 lik6
might
- 威士忌wai1 si6 gei2
whiskey (loanword)
- 挪威no4 wai1
Norway
- 威望wai1 mong6
prestige
- 威嚴wai1 jim4
dignified
- 去威heoi3 wai1
to go out to have a good time [colloquial]
- 發威faat3 wai1
to unleash one's power; (of an animal) to go on a rampage; (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc; (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger; to assert one's dominance
- 威水wai1 seoi2
(adjective) impressive; remarkable; extraordinary (often referencing someone's achievements)
- 威化wai1 faa3
(loanword) wafer (cookie)
- 神威san4 wai1
invincible might; martial prowess
- 官威gun1 wai1
the haughty demeanor of a government official; high-and-mighty attitude towards the public
- 威嚇wai1 haak3
to threaten
- 威逼wai1 bik1
to threaten
- 威士wai1 si2
Visa (credit card)
- 失威sat1 wai1
the situation of losing 'face' or dignity in front of others
- 威勢wai1 sai3
might
- 威尼斯wai1 nei4 si1
Venice
- 威迫wai1 bik1
coercion