武威
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Chinese
| martial; military | power; might; prestige | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (武威) | 武 | 威 | |
| simp. #(武威) | 武 | 威 | |
| anagram | 威武 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wǔwei
- Wade–Giles: Wu3-wei1
- Yale: Wǔ-wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuuuei
- Palladius: Увэй (Uvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 wai1
- Yale: móuh wāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 wai1
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 wei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: mjuX 'jw+j
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*m(r)aʔ ʔuj/
- (Zhengzhang): /*maʔ qul/
Proper noun
武威
- (～市) Wuwei (a prefecture-level city in Gansu, China)
- (historical) (～郡) Wuwei (an ancient commandery in modern Gansu, China)