威 wai¹ {wēi}

smart

威 wai¹ {wēi}

1. power
2. might
3. prestige

威風〔-风〕 wai¹ fung¹ {wēifēng}

(adjective) Imposing

威脅〔-胁〕 wai¹ hip³ {wēi xié}

a threat

威吔 wai¹ jaa¹ {wēi ye}

wire (spoken)

威也 wai¹ jaa⁵ {wēi yě}

noun; wire (used in filming for stunts)

威武 wai¹ mou⁵ {wēi wǔ}

to look powerful and mighty

威水 wai¹ seoi² {wēi shuǐ}

(adjective) impressive; remarkable; extraordinary (often referencing someone's achievements)

威信 wai¹ seon³ {wēixìn}

(noun) Veneration

威迫 wai¹ bik¹ {wēi pò}

1. coercion
2. to intimidate

威逼 wai¹ bik¹ {wēi bī}

1. to threaten
2. to coerce
3. to intimidate

威德 wai¹ dak¹ {wēi dé}

powerful benevolent rule

威化 wai¹ faa³ {wēi huà}

wafer (biscuit) (loanword)

威風〔-风〕 wai¹ fung¹ {wēi fēng}

1. might
2. awe-inspiring authority
3. impressive

威駭〔-骇〕 wai¹ haai⁵ {wēi hài}

to intimidate

威嚇〔-吓〕 wai¹ haak³ {wēi hè}

1. to threaten
2. to intimidate
3. to cow

威客 wai¹ haak³ {Wēi kè}

Witkey, question-and-answer website www.witkey.com

威顯〔-显〕 wai¹ hin² {wēi xiǎn}

1. awe-inspiring
2. power

威脅〔-胁〕 wai¹ hip³ {wēi xié}

1. to threaten
2. to menace

威海 wai¹ hoi² {Wēi hǎi}

Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong

威儀〔-仪〕 wai¹ ji⁴ {wēi yí}

1. majestic presence
2. awe-inspiring manner

威嚴〔-严〕 wai¹ jim⁴ {wēi yán}

1. dignified
2. imposing
3. august
4. awe-inspiring
5. awe
6. prestige
7. dignity

威容 wai¹ jung⁴ {wēi róng}

grave and dignified

威遠〔-远〕 wai¹ jyun⁵ {Wēi yuǎn}

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江, Sichuan

威縣〔-县〕 wai¹ jyun⁶ {Wēi xiàn}

Wei county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

威權〔-权〕 wai¹ kyun⁴ {wēi quán}

1. authority
2. power

威厲〔-厉〕 wai¹ lai⁶ {wēi lì}

1. awe-inspiring
2. majestic

威利 wai¹ lei⁶ {Wēi lì}

1. Wylie (name)
2. Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script

威力 wai¹ lik⁶ {wēi lì}

1. might
2. formidable power

威廉 wai¹ lim⁴ {Wēi lián}

William or Wilhelm (name)

威靈〔-灵〕 wai¹ ling⁴ {wēi líng}

1. authority
2. prestige
3. supernatural spirit

威烈 wai¹ lit⁶ {wēi liè}

1. fierce
2. formidable

威瑪〔-玛〕 wai¹ maa⁵ {Wēi mǎ}

Weimar (German city)

威猛 wai¹ maang⁵ {wēi měng}

bold and powerful

威名 wai¹ ming⁴ {wēi míng}

1. fame for fighting prowess
2. military glory

威望 wai¹ mong⁶ {wēi wàng}

prestige

威武 wai¹ mou⁵ {wēi wǔ}

1. might
2. formidable

威勢〔-势〕 wai¹ sai³ {wēi shì}

1. might
2. power and influence

威信 wai¹ seon³ {wēi xìn}

1. prestige
2. reputation
3. trust
4. credit with the people

威信 wai¹ seon³ {Wēi xìn}

Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan

威士 wai¹ si⁶ {Wēi shì}

Visa (credit card)

威懾〔-慑〕 wai¹ sip³ {wēi shè}

1. to cower by military force
2. deterrence

威重 wai¹ zung⁶ {wēi zhòng}

1. august
2. majestic

威到盡〔--尽〕 wai¹ dou³ zeon⁶ {wēi dào jìn}

to be a champion; to show one's best

威化餅〔--饼〕 wai¹ faa³ beng² {wēi huà bǐng}

(noun) (food) a wafer; a waffle biscuit

威爾斯〔-尔-〕 wai¹ ji⁵ si¹ {wēi ěr sī}

noun; Wales, in Hong Kong, it normally refers to the Prince of Wales Hospital

威水史 wai¹ seoi² si² {wēi shuǐ shǐ}

glorious history

威士忌 wai¹ si⁶ gei² {wēi shì jì}

whisky

威基基 wai¹ gei¹ gei¹ {Wēi jī jī}

Waikiki (Hawaii)

威克島〔--岛〕 wai¹ hak¹ dou² {Wēi kè Dǎo}

Wake Island (North Pacific Ocean)

威海市 wai¹ hoi² si⁵ {Wēi hǎi shì}

Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong

威海衛〔--卫〕 wai¹ hoi² wai⁶ {Wēi hǎi wèi}

Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong

威而鋼〔--钢〕 wai¹ ji⁴ gong³ {Wēi ér gāng}

Viagra (male impotence drug)

威爾遜〔-尔逊〕 wai¹ ji⁵ seon³ {Wēi ěr xùn}

Wilson (name)

威爾士〔-尔-〕 wai¹ ji⁵ si⁶ {Wēi ěr shì}

Wales, constituent nation of UK

威遠縣〔-远县〕 wai¹ jyun⁵ jyun⁶ {Wēi yuǎn xiàn}

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江, Sichuan

威奇托 wai¹ kei⁴ tok³ {Wēi qí tuō}

Wichita (city in Kansas)

威利誘〔--诱〕 wai¹ lei⁶ jau⁵ {wēi lì yòu}

intimidation then bribery

威利斯 wai¹ lei⁶ si¹ {Wēi lì sī}

Willis (name)

威靈頓〔-灵顿〕 wai¹ ling⁴ deon⁶ {Wēi líng dùn}

1. Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw)
2. Wellington (name)
3. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)

威尼斯 wai¹ nei⁴ si¹ {Wēi ní sī}

1. Venice
2. Venezia

威寧縣〔-宁县〕 wai¹ ning⁴ jyun⁶ {Wēi níng xiàn}

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區, Guizhou

威信縣〔--县〕 wai¹ seon³ jyun⁶ {Wēi xìn xiàn}

Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan

威士忌 wai¹ si⁶ gei² {wēi shì jì}

whiskey (loanword)

威妥瑪〔--玛〕 wai¹ to⁵ maa⁵ {Wēi Tuǒ mǎ}

Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system

威州鎮〔--镇〕 wai¹ zau¹ zan³ {Wēi zhōu zhèn}

Weizhou town, seat of Wenchuan county 汶川县 in northwest Sichuan

威風掃地〔-风扫-〕 wai¹ fung¹ sou³ dei⁶ {wēi fēng sǎo dì}

completely discredited

威爾斯文〔-尔--〕 wai¹ ji⁵ si¹ man⁴ {wēi ěr sī wén}

Welsh

威廉王子 wai¹ lim⁴ wong⁴ zi² {Wēi lián wáng zǐ}

Prince William

威靈頓街〔-灵顿-〕 wai¹ ling⁴ deon⁶ gaai¹ {wēi líng dùn jiē}

noun; Wellington Street, Street in Hong Kong

威逼利誘〔---诱〕 wai¹ bik¹ lei⁶ jau⁵ {wēi bī lì yòu}

1. to threaten and bribe
2. to beat with a stick but offer a carrot

威化餅乾〔--饼干〕 wai¹ faa³ beng² gon¹ {wēi huà bǐng gān}

1. wafer
2. wafer cookie

威福自己 wai¹ fuk¹ zi⁶ gei² {wēi fú zì jǐ}

1. to abuse power
2. conflict of interest
3. power to judge as tyrant over one's own case

威風凜凜〔-风凛凛〕 wai¹ fung¹ lam⁵ lam⁵ {wēi fēng lǐn lǐn}

1. majestic
2. awe-inspiring presence
3. impressive power

威鳳一羽〔-凤--〕 wai¹ fung⁶ jat¹ jyu⁵ {wēi fèng yī yǔ}

lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole

威爾特郡〔-尔--〕 wai¹ ji⁵ dak⁶ gwan⁶ {Wēi ěr tè jùn}

Wiltshire (English county)

威爾士語〔-尔-语〕 wai¹ ji⁵ si⁶ jyu⁵ {Wēi ěr shì yǔ}

Welsh (language)

威廉斯堡 wai¹ lim⁴ si¹ bou² {Wēi lián sī bǎo}

Williamsburg, Virginia

威瑪拼法〔-玛--〕 wai¹ maa⁵ ping³ faat³ {Wēi mǎ pīn fǎ}

Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

威瑪拼音〔-玛--〕 wai¹ maa⁵ ping³ jam¹ {Wēi mǎ pīn yīn}

Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

威武不屈 wai¹ mou⁵ bat¹ wat¹ {wēi wǔ bù qū}

not to submit to force

威信掃地〔--扫-〕 wai¹ seon³ sou³ dei⁶ {wēi xìn sǎo dì}

to lose every scrap of reputation

威斯康辛 wai¹ si¹ hong¹ san¹ {Wēi sī kāng xīn}

Wisconsin

威斯康星 wai¹ si¹ hong¹ sing¹ {Wēi sī kāng xīng}

Wisconsin, US state

威士忌酒 wai¹ si⁶ gei⁶ zau² {wēi shì jì jiǔ}

whiskey (loanword)

威懾力量〔-慑--〕 wai¹ sip³ lik⁶ loeng⁶ {wēi shè lì liang}

1. deterrent force
2. deterrent

威震天下 wai¹ zan³ tin¹ haa⁶ {wēi zhèn tiān xià}

formidable renown gives one authority over the whole country

威尊命賤〔---贱〕 wai¹ zyun¹ ming⁶ zin⁶ {wēi zūn mìng jiàn}

orders weightier than life

威爾斯親王〔-尔-亲-〕 wai¹ ji⁵ si¹ can¹ wong⁴ {wēi ěr sī qīn wáng}

Prince of Wales

威瑪共和國〔-玛--国〕 wai¹ maa⁵ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {Wēi mǎ Gòng hé guó}

Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)

威尼斯商人 wai¹ nei⁴ si¹ soeng¹ jan⁴ {Wēi ní sī Shāng rén}

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

威斯康星州 wai¹ si¹ hong¹ sing¹ zau¹ {Wēi sī kāng xīng zhōu}

Wisconsin, US state

威氏註音法〔--注--〕 wai¹ si⁶ zyu³ jam¹ faat³ {Wēi shì zhù yīn fǎ}

Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese

威妥瑪拼法〔--玛--〕 wai¹ to⁵ maa⁵ ping³ faat³ {Wēi Tuǒ mǎ pīn fǎ}

Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

威妥瑪拼音〔--玛--〕 wai¹ to⁵ maa⁵ ping³ jam¹ {Wēi Tuǒ mǎ pīn yīn}

Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

威爾斯親王醫院〔-尔-亲-医-〕 wai¹ ji⁵ si¹ can¹ wong⁴ ji¹ jyun² {wēi ěr sī qīn wáng yī yuàn}

Prince of Wales Hospital

威斯敏斯特教堂 wai¹ si¹ man⁵ si¹ dak⁶ gaau³ tong⁴ {Wēi sī mǐn sī tè Jiào táng}

Westminster Abbey, London

威寧彞族回族苗族自治縣〔-宁彝-------县〕 wai¹ ning⁴ ji⁴ zuk⁶ wui⁴ zuk⁶ miu⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn}

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區, Guizhou