威風凜凜

See also: 威风凛凛

Chinese

		awe-inspiring grandeur; majestic demeanor; awe-inspiring awe-inspiring grandeur; majestic demeanor; awe-inspiring; impressive; imposing; majestic	cold; freezing; stern cold; freezing; stern; awe-inspiring
trad. (威風凜凜)		威風	凜凜
simp. (威风凛凛)		威风	凛凛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēifēnglǐnlǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ fung¹ lam⁵ lam⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vî-fûng-lím-lím / vî-fûng-liáng-liáng

  (Hailu, HRS): vui^ˋ fung^ˋ lim^ˊ lim^ˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēifēnglǐnlǐn [Phonetic: wēifēnglínlǐn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weifonglǐnlǐn
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-fêng¹-lin³-lin³
    • Yale: wēi-fēng-lǐn-lǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueifengliinliin
    • Palladius: вэйфэнлиньлинь (vɛjfɛnlinʹlinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ fung¹ lam⁵ lam⁵
    • Yale: wāi fūng láhm láhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ fung¹ lam⁵ lam⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ fung¹ lem⁵ lem⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐm¹³ lɐm¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vî-fûng-lím-lím
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˊ fung^ˊ lim^ˋ lim^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi¹ fung¹ lim³ lim³
    • Sinological IPA: /vi²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴ lim³¹ lim³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vî-fûng-liáng-liáng
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˊ fung^ˊ liang^ˋ liang^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi¹ fung¹ liang³ liang³
    • Sinological IPA: /vi²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴ li̯aŋ³¹ li̯aŋ³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: vui^ˋ fung^ˋ lim^ˊ lim^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /vui⁵³ fuŋ⁵³ lim²⁴⁻³³ lim²⁴/

Idiom

威風凜凜

1. majestic looking; imposing

   • 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
     玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1

     Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, rán cháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]

     Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.