威風

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See also: 威风

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (威風)		威	風
simp. (威风)		威	风

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēifēng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ fung¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): vî-fûng

(Hailu, HRS): vui^ˋ fung^ˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ui-hong

(Teochew, Peng'im): ui¹ hong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēifēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weifong
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-fêng¹
  - Yale: wēi-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueifeng
  - Palladius: вэйфэн (vɛjfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    威風 / 威风
    微風 / 微风
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai¹ fung¹
  - Yale: wāi fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vî-fûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˊ fung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /vi²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: vui^ˋ fung^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /vui⁵³ fuŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui-hong
  - Tâi-lô: ui-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'hofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³ hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ui¹ hong¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ui hong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui³³⁻²³ hoŋ³³/

Noun

威風

awe-inspiring grandeur; majestic demeanor

Synonyms

雄風／雄风 (xióngfēng)

Adjective

威風

awe-inspiring; impressive; imposing; majestic
將軍騎馬顯得多麼威風啊！ [MSC, trad.]
将军骑马显得多么威风啊！ [MSC, simp.]
Jiāngjūn qímǎ xiǎndé duōme wēifēng a!
The general riding a horse looks so majestic!

Derived terms

八面威風 / 八面威风 (bāmiànwēifēng)
威風凜凜 / 威风凛凛 (wēifēnglǐnlǐn)
長他人志氣，滅自己威風 / 长他人志气，灭自己威风 (zhǎng tārén zhìqì, miè zìjǐ wēifēng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (威風):

→ Japanese: 威風(いふう) (ifū)
→ Vietnamese: uy phong (威風)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
威	風

Adjective

威風

chữ Hán form of uy phong (“majestic”).

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