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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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示
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威
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
shì
|
wēi
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ zyijH ›
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‹ ʔjwɨj ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*s-ɡijʔ-s/
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/*ʔuj/
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| English
|
show (v.)
|
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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示
|
威
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/1
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| No.
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11606
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12789
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Phonetic
component
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示
|
威
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Rime
group
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脂
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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示
|
威
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ɢljils/
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/*qul/
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Verb
示威
- to show power; to show one's might; to show one's state of being intimidating
- to hold a protest; to demonstrate
Noun
示威
- demonstration (Classifier: 場／场)
- (military) show of force
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
示威 • (shii)
- demonstration; manifestation; show of force
Verb
示威する • (shii suru) suru (stem 示威し (shii shi), past 示威した (shii shita))
- to demonstrate
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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示威し
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しいし
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shii shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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示威し
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しいし
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shii shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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示威する
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しいする
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shii suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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示威する
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しいする
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shii suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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示威すれ
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しいすれ
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shii sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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示威せよ¹
示威しろ²
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しいせよ¹
しいしろ²
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shii seyo¹
shii shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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示威される
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しいされる
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shii sareru
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| Causative
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示威させる
示威さす
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しいさせる
しいさす
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shii saseru
shii sasu
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| Potential
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示威できる
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しいできる
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shii dekiru
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| Volitional
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示威しよう
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しいしよう
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shii shiyō
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| Negative
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示威しない
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しいしない
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shii shinai
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| Negative continuative
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示威せず
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しいせず
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shii sezu
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| Formal
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示威します
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しいします
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shii shimasu
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| Perfective
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示威した
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しいした
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shii shita
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| Conjunctive
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示威して
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しいして
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shii shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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示威すれば
|
しいすれば
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shii sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Noun
示威 • (siwi) (hangeul 시위)
- hanja form? of 시위 (“demonstration; manifestation; show of force”)
Vietnamese
Verb
示威
- chữ Hán form of thị uy (“show off one's strength or power; intimidate, frighten, scare, browbeat”).