Cantonese words starting with W
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逶
wai1winding, curving; leisurely
威迫
wai1 bik1coercion
威逼
wai1 bik1to threaten; to intimidate
威逼利誘威逼利诱
wai1 bik1 lei6 jau5to make threats and promises
威德
wai1 dak1power and virtue
威到盡威到尽
wai1 dou3 zeon6to be a champion; to show one's best
威化
wai1 faa3wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
威化餅威化饼
wai1 faa3 beng2(noun) (food) a wafer; a waffle biscuit
威化餅乾威化饼干
wai1 faa3 beng2 gon1wafer
威福自己
wai1 fuk1 zi6 gei2to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威風威风
wai1 fung1(adjective) Imposing
威風凜凜威风凛凛
wai1 fung1 lam5 lam5majestic; impressive power
威風掃地威风扫地
wai1 fung1 sou3 dei6completely discredited
威鳳一羽威凤一羽
wai1 fung6 jat1 jyu5lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
威基基
wai1 gei1 gei1Waikiki (Hawaii)
崴腳崴脚
wai1 goek3to sprain one's ankle
威駭威骇
wai1 haai5to intimidate
威嚇威吓
wai1 haak3to threaten; to cow
威客
wai1 haak3(neologism c. 2005) freelancer
威克島威克岛
wai1 hak1 dou2Wake Island (North Pacific Ocean)
威顯威显
wai1 hin2awe-inspiring
威脅威胁
wai1 hip3a threat
威海
wai1 hoi2see 威海市[Wei1 hai3 Shi4]
威海市
wai1 hoi2 si5Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
威海衛威海卫
wai1 hoi2 wai6Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
威吔
wai1 jaa1wire (spoken)
威也
wai1 jaa5noun; wire (used in filming for stunts)
葳蕤
wai1 jeoi4lush (vegetation)
威儀威仪
wai1 ji4majestic presence
逶迤
wai1 ji4(literary) (of roads, rivers, mountain ranges etc) long and winding; meandering
威而鋼威而钢
wai1 ji4 gong3Viagra (male impotence drug) (Tw)
威爾特郡威尔特郡
wai1 ji5 dak6 gwan6Wiltshire (English county)
威爾遜威尔逊
wai1 ji5 seon3Wilson (name)
威爾斯威尔斯
wai1 ji5 si1noun; Wales, in Hong Kong, it normally refers to the Prince of Wales Hospital
威爾斯親王威尔斯亲王
wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4Prince of Wales
威爾斯親王醫院威尔斯亲王医院
wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4 ji1 jyun2Prince of Wales Hospital
威爾斯文威尔斯文
wai1 ji5 si1 man4Welsh
威爾士威尔士
wai1 ji5 si6Wales, constituent nation of UK
威爾士語威尔士语
wai1 ji5 si6 jyu5Welsh (language)
威嚴威严
wai1 jim4dignified; august; awe; dignity
威容
wai1 jung4grave and dignified
威遠威远
wai1 jyun5see 威遠縣|威远县[Wei1 yuan3 Xian4]
威遠縣威远县
wai1 jyun5 jyun6Weiyuan, a county in Neijiang City 內江市|内江市[Nei4 jiang1 Shi4], Sichuan
威縣威县
wai1 jyun6Wei County or Weixian, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
威奇托
wai1 kei4 tok3Wichita (city in Kansas)
威權威权
wai1 kyun4authority; authoritarianism
威厲威厉
wai1 lai6awe-inspiring
威利
wai1 lei6Wylie (name)
威利斯
wai1 lei6 si1Willis (name)
威力
wai1 lik6might
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