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權威

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

Noun

權威

power and prestige
authority

Derived terms

權威性／权威性 (quánwēixìng)

Japanese

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

Noun

權威 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 権威, hiragana けんい, romaji ken'i)

authority

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): quánwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ wai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-vî / khiàn-vî
Min Nan (POJ): khoân-ui / koân-ui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: quánwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanuei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴ wai¹
  - Yale: kyùhn wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ wai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-vî
  - Hakka Romanization System: kienˇ vi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² vi¹
  - IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ vi²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-vî
  - Hakka Romanization System: kianˇ vi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² vi¹
  - IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ vi²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-ui / koân-ui
  - Tâi-lô: khuân-ui / kuân-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoan'uy, koan'uy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/, /kuan²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² ui³³/, /kuan²⁴⁻²² ui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuan¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/, /kuan¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/, /kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/, /kuan²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/