威
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Definitions
- 1. power
- 2. might
- 3. prestige
Words Containing 威
to cheer for
Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan
might
to cower by military force
prestige
to threaten; to menace
might
authority
to demonstrate (as a protest)
display of severity immediately on taking office
(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
Joko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-)
tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), French mathematician and astronomer who predicted the position of Neptune
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
Schweppes (soft drinks company)
Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II
George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984
national prestige
Hawaii, US state
Hawaii island
Hawaii, US state
macadamia nut
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Orwell (name)
Auschwitz (concentration camp)
Auschwitz concentration camp
a show of strength
to lose every scrap of reputation
Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan
majestic presence
Wake Island (North Pacific Ocean)
Wylie (name)
Willis (name)
might
wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
wafer
vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
awe-inspiring
fame for fighting prowess
to threaten
dignified
Waikiki (Hawaii)
Visa (credit card)
whiskey (loanword)
whiskey (loanword)
Wichita (city in Kansas)
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
(neologism c. 2005) freelancer
grave and dignified
Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
orders weightier than life
Venice
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Weizhou town, seat of Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[wèn chuān xiàn] in northwest Sichuan
William or Wilhelm (name)
William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
Williamsburg, Virginia
power and virtue
deterrent force
Wisconsin, US state
Wisconsin, US state
Wisconsin
Westminster Abbey, London
vermouth (loanword)
authority
might
not to submit to force
Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese
Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
fierce
Wales, constituent nation of UK
Welsh (language)
Wiltshire (English county)
Wilson (name)
Weimar (German city)
Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
Wei county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei
Wade-Giles (romanization system for Chinese)
coercion
to threaten
to make threats and promises
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[nèi jiāng], Sichuan
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[nèi jiāng], Sichuan
august
to inspire awe
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
authority
Wellington (name)
awe-inspiring
majestic
to intimidate
lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
Xuanwei, county-level city in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
Xuanwei, county-level city in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
Bushwick, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, in New York City
Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
Norway
Sahrawi
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
New South Wales, southeast Australian state
New South Wales (Australian state)
new danger
authoritative
Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
nuclear strength
nuclear deterrence
nuclear deterrent
policy of nuclear intimidation
Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich Mean Time
Roewe (brand)
authoritative
Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
Wuwei prefecture in Gansu
Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon)
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
abuse of authority
Hanover
potential threat
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師|北洋水师 during the 1880s
Budweiser (beer)
Budweiser beer
demonstrator
(protest) demonstration
rally
Kuwait
Rottweiler (dog breed)
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
prestige
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
Warwick (name)
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)
Janjaweed (armed Baggara herders used by the Sudanese government against Darfur rebels)
Segway PT
Louis Vuitton (brand)
military threat
Kingway (Chinese beer brand)
Yahweh
sit-in protest demonstration
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Powell (name)