威名

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Chinese

power; might; prestige
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
trad. (威名)
simp. #(威名)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (4)
Final () (21) (121)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jw+j mjieng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔʉi/ /miᴇŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷɨi/ /miɛŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuəi/ /miæŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔuj/ /miajŋ/
Li
Rong
/ʔiuəi/ /miɛŋ/
Wang
Li
/ĭwəi/ /mĭɛŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔwe̯i/ /mi̯ɛŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wēi míng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wai1 ming4

Noun

威名

  1. fame based on great strength or military exploits; prestige; renown

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (威名):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
めい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(めい) (imeiゐめい (wimei)?

  1. fame based on great strength or military exploits; prestige; renown

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

威名 (wimyeong) (hangeul 위명)

  1. hanja form? of 위명

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

威名

  1. chữ Hán form of uy danh.