Cantonese words starting with W
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wai1 lim4
威廉
William or Wilhelm (name)
wai1 lim4 si1 bou2
威廉斯堡
Williamsburg, Virginia
wai1 lim4 wong4 zi2
威廉王子
Prince William
wai1 ling4
威靈威灵
authority; supernatural spirit
wai1 ling4 deon6
威靈頓威灵顿
Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw); Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1
威靈頓街威灵顿街
noun; Wellington Street, Street in Hong Kong
wai1 lit6
威烈
fierce
wai1 maa5
威瑪威玛
(Tw) Weimar, Germany
wai1 maa5 gung6 wo4 gwok3
威瑪共和國威玛共和国
Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
wai1 maa5 ping3 faat3
威瑪拼法威玛拼法
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
wai1 maa5 ping3 jam1
威瑪拼音威玛拼音
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
wai1 maang5
威猛
bold and powerful
wai1 ming4
威名
fame for fighting prowess
wai1 mong6
威望
prestige
wai1 mou5
威武
to look powerful and mighty
wai1 mou5 bat1 wat1
威武不屈
not to submit to force
wai1 nei4 si1
威尼斯
Venice
wai1 nei4 si1 soeng1 jan4
威尼斯商人
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
wai1 ning4 jyun6
威寧縣威宁县
see 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣|威宁彝族回族苗族自治县[Wei1 ning2 Yi2 zu2 Hui2 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
wai1 sai3
威勢威势
might
wai1 se4
委蛇
to behave in a frivolous manner
wai1 seoi2
威水
(adjective) impressive; remarkable; extraordinary (often referencing someone's achievements)
wai1 seoi2 si2
威水史
glorious history
wai1 seon3
威信
(noun) Veneration
wai1 seon3 jyun6
威信縣威信县
Weixin, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
wai1 seon3 sou3 dei6
威信掃地威信扫地
to lose every scrap of reputation
wai1 si1 hong1 san1
威斯康辛
Wisconsin
wai1 si1 hong1 sing1
威斯康星
Wisconsin, US state
wai1 si1 man5 si1 dak6 gaau3 tong4
威斯敏斯特教堂
Westminster Abbey, London
wai1 si6
威士
Visa (credit card)
wai1 si6 gei2
威士忌
whisky
wai1 si6 gei6 zau2
威士忌酒
whiskey (loanword)
wai1 si6 zyu3 jam1 faat3
威氏註音法威氏注音法
Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese
wai1 sip3
威懾威慑
to deter
wai1 sip3 lik6 loeng6
威懾力量威慑力量
deterrent force
wai1 to5 maa5
威妥瑪威妥玛
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
wai1 to5 maa5 ping3 faat3
威妥瑪拼法威妥玛拼法
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
wai1 to5 maa5 ping3 jam1
威妥瑪拼音威妥玛拼音
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
wai1 zan3 tin1 haa6
威震天下
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
wai1 zung6
威重
august
wai1 zyun1 ming6 zin6
威尊命賤威尊命贱
(idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order
wai2
位
position; place; classifier for people (honorific); throne; rank
wai2
卉
plants; plentiful
wai2
唯
a sound similar to saying 'yes' in agreement
wai2
廆
ancient name of a mountain west of Luoyang, Henan, now known as 谷口山[Gu3 kou3 Shan1]
wai2
毀毁
to destroy; to ruin
wai2
猥
humble; plentiful; cheap; unworthily; wanton; coarse
wai2
痿
atrophy; sexual impotence; exhaustion; weaken
wai2
諉诿
to shirk; to pass the buck
wai2 ceoi1
猥獕
vulgar; abject