威嚴

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See also: 威厳

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe
trad. (威嚴)		威	嚴
simp. (威严)		威	严

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēiyán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ jim⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ui-giâm

(Teochew, Peng'im): ui¹ ngiam⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weiyán
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-yen²
  - Yale: wēi-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiyan
  - Palladius: вэйянь (vɛjjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    威嚴 / 威严
    微言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai¹ jim⁴
  - Yale: wāi yìhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ jim⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ yim⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ jiːm²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui-giâm
  - Tâi-lô: ui-giâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'giaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³ ɡiam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiam²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ui¹ ngiam⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ui ngiâm
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui³³⁻²³ ŋiam⁵⁵/

Adjective

威嚴

dignified; stately; majestic; awe-inspiring

Synonyms

可敬 (kějìng)
尊嚴 / 尊严 (zūnyán)
尊貴 / 尊贵 (zūnguì)
尚 (literary, or in compounds)
崇高 (chónggāo)
巖巖 / 岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
高大 (gāodà)
高尚 (gāoshàng)
高貴 / 高贵 (gāoguì)
高超 (gāochāo) (literary)

Noun

威嚴

prestige; dignity

Japanese

Kanji in this term
威	嚴
い Grade: S	げん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 威嚴 – see the following entry.

【威厳いげん】

(This term, 威嚴, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
威	嚴

Noun

威嚴 • (wieom) (hangeul 위엄)

hanja form^? of 위엄

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