諾威

See also: 诺威

Chinese

		to promise; to yes	power; might; prestige
trad. (諾威)		諾	威
simp. (诺威)		诺	威

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nuòwēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nok⁶ wai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nuòwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nuòwei
    • Wade–Giles: No⁴-wei¹
    • Yale: Nwò-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nuohuei
    • Palladius: Новэй (Novɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nu̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nok⁶ wai¹
    • Yale: nohk wāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nok⁹ wai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nog⁶ wei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːk̚² wɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

諾威

1. (obsolete) Norway

   • 別的國度裏怎樣，我不知道。單知道諾威人Hamsun有一本小說叫《飢餓》，粗野的口吻是很多的，但我並不見這一類話。 [MSC, trad.]
     别的国度里怎样，我不知道。单知道诺威人Hamsun有一本小说叫《饥饿》，粗野的口吻是很多的，但我并不见这一类话。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1925, 魯迅, 論「他媽的！」

     Bié de guódù lǐ zěnyàng, wǒ bù zhīdào. Dān zhīdào Nuòwēirén Hamsun yǒu yī běn xiǎoshuō jiào “Jī'è”, cūyě de kǒuwěn shì hěnduō de, dàn wǒ bìngbù jiàn zhè yī lèi huà. [Pinyin]

     I don't know what it's like in other countries. I only know that a Norwegian [named] Hamsun has [written] a novel called Hunger [in which] vulgar speech is plenty, but I have by no means seen this kind of thing [referring to 他媽的／他妈的 (tāmāde)].

Synonyms

• 挪威 (Nuówēi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
諾	威
のる Grade: S	うぇー Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

The kanji are ateji (当て字). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

諾威(ノルウェー) • (Noruwē) 

1. Obsolete spelling of ノルウェー (“Norway”). (Scandinavian country)