雄偉

See also: 雄伟

Chinese

		heroic; male	big; large; great
trad. (雄偉)		雄	偉
simp. (雄伟)		雄	伟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xióngwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ wai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiông-úi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xióngwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syóngwěi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung²-wei³
    • Yale: syúng-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongwoei
    • Palladius: сюнвэй (sjunvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ wai⁵
    • Yale: hùhng wáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ wai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ wei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ wɐi̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiông-úi
    • Tâi-lô: hiông-uí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiong'uie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ui⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: hjuwng hjw+jX

Rime
Character	雄	偉
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	羽弓切	于鬼切
Baxter	hjuwng	hjw+jX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨuŋ/	/ɦʉiX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦiuŋ/	/ɦʷɨiX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuŋ/	/ɣiuəiX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuwŋ/	/ɦujX/
Li Rong	/ɣiuŋ/	/ɣiuəiX/
Wang Li	/ɣĭuŋ/	/ɣĭwəiX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯uŋ/	/we̯iX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóng	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jung4	wai5

Adjective

雄偉

1. majestic; grand; magnificent
2. tall and sturdy

Synonyms

• (majestic):

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• 壯觀／壮观 (zhuàngguān)
• 宏偉／宏伟 (hóngwěi)
• 巍峨 (wēi'é)
• 雄奇 (xióngqí)

 

• (tall and sturdy):

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• 俁俁／俣俣 (yǔyǔ) (literary)
• 巖巖／岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
• 高大 (gāodà)
• 高長／高长 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 魁偉／魁伟 (kuíwěi)
• 魁梧 (kuíwú)

 

Derived terms

• 氣勢雄偉／气势雄伟
• 雄偉壯麗／雄伟壮丽

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雄偉):

• → Vietnamese: hùng vĩ (雄偉)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
雄	偉

Adjective

雄偉

1. chữ Hán form of hùng vĩ (“grandiose, great, impressive, imposing”).