威嚴

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): ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ jim⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ui-giâm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ui¹ ngiam⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ
    • 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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• 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

1. dignified; stately; majestic; awe-inspiring

Synonyms

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• 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

1. 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】 [noun] dignity

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
威	嚴

Noun

威嚴 • (wieom) (hangeul 위엄)

1. hanja form^? of 위엄