粵

發faat3威wai1

simp发威
faat3 wai1fā wēi

English

  1. 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
  2. to become powerful or mighty

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表現能力,贏取風頭

Examples

  • 老虎唔發威你當我病貓吓?

    Don't underestimate me!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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