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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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威
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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wēi
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjwɨj ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔuj/
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| English
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awe-inspiring
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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威
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稜
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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12789
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8239
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Phonetic
component
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威
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夌
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Rime
group
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微
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蒸
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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威
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楞
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Old
Chinese
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/*qul/
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/*rɯːŋ/
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| Notes
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俗棱字見班固賦
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Noun
威稜
- (literary, archaic) prestige; might
威稜憺乎鄰國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
威棱憺乎邻国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Wēiléng dàn hū línguó.
- Awe-inspiring fame reverberates all across the neighbouring lands.
於以恢復琉球，掃蕩日本，大雪國恥，耀我威稜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
于以恢复琉球，扫荡日本，大雪国耻，耀我威棱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 1895, Kang Youwei, Second petition to the Emperor (《上清帝第二書》)
- Yú yǐ huīfù Liúqiú, sǎodàng Rìběn, dà xuě guóchǐ, yào wǒ wēiléng.
- By these measures, we will be able to redeem the lost lands of Liuqiu, wipe out the influences of Japan, fully avenge our country's humiliations, and assume glorious prestige among nations.