權威

See also: 権威 and 权威

Chinese edit

	authority; power; right	power; might; prestige
trad. (權威)	權	威
simp. (权威)	权	威
anagram	威權／威权

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quánwēi
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ wai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-vî / khiàn-vî
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): koân-ui / khoân-ui
(Teochew, Peng'im): kuang⁵ ui¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quánwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánwei
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüan²-wei¹
  - Yale: chywán-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanuei
  - Palladius: цюаньвэй (cjuanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴ wai¹
  - Yale: kyùhn wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ wai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ wei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-vî
  - Hakka Romanization System: kienˇ vi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² vi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ vi²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-vî
  - Hakka Romanization System: kianˇ vi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² vi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ vi²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-ui
  - Tâi-lô: kuân-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koan'uy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan²⁴⁻²² ui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-ui
  - Tâi-lô: khuân-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoan'uy
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kuang⁵ ui¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuâng ui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ui³³/

Noun edit

權威

power and prestige; authority
中央政府的權威受到削弱。 [MSC, trad.]
中央政府的权威受到削弱。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ de quánwēi shòudào xuēruò. [Pinyin]
The authority of the central government has been weakened.
authority (thing or person of authority)
李教授是這方面的權威。 [MSC, trad.]
李教授是这方面的权威。 [MSC, simp.]
Lǐ jiàoshòu shì zhè fāngmiàn de quánwēi. [Pinyin]
Professor Lee is an authority in this field.

Synonyms edit

(power and prestige):

信譽／信誉 (xìnyù) (trustworthiness and reputation)
名望 (míngwàng)
名氣／名气 (míngqì)
名聲／名声 (míngshēng)
名色 (míngsè) (literary or Xiamen Hokkien)
名譽／名誉 (míngyù)
名頭／名头 (Teochew, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
威信 (wēixìn)
威望 (wēiwàng)
榮譽／荣誉 (róngyù) (honorable reputation)
牌匾 (páibiǎn) (figurative)
盛名 (shèngmíng)
美名 (měimíng) (good name)
美譽／美誉 (měiyù) (good name)
羽毛 (yǔmáo) (literary, figurative)
聲名／声名 (shēngmíng)
聲望／声望 (shēngwàng)
聲譽／声誉 (shēngyù)
英名 (yīngmíng) (illustrious name)
高名 (gāomíng) (literary)

(authority): (colloquial) 大拿 (dàná)

Adjective edit

權威

authoritative
權威發佈／权威发布 ― quánwēi fābù ― (Mainland China) authoritative releases/official announcements

Derived terms edit

權威性／权威性 (quánwēixìng)
權威控制／权威控制 (quànwēi kòngzhì)

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (權威):

→ Japanese: 権威(けんい) (ken'i)
→ Korean: 권위(權威) (gwonwi)
→ Vietnamese: quyền uy (權威)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
權	威
けん Hyōgaiji	い Grade: S
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 權威 – see the following entry.

【権威けんい】

[noun] authority

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