權威

See also: 権威 and 权威

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• 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

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• 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

權威

1. 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.

2. 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

• (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 (mian⁵ tao⁵) (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

權威

1. authoritative

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

Derived terms

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

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (權威):

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
權	威
けん Hyōgai	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.)