威烈 wēi liè ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄝˋ wai1 lit6
- fierce
- formidable
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威
- 助威 zhù wēi ㄓㄨˋ ㄨㄟ zo6 wai1 to cheer for
- 威信 wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wai1 seon3 prestige
- 威力 wēi lì ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˋ wai1 lik6 might
- 威慑 威懾 wēi shè ㄨㄟ ㄕㄜˋ wai1 sip3 to deter
- 威胁 威脅 wēi xié ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˊ wai1 hip3 to threaten; to menace
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- 威风 威風 wēi fēng ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ wai1 fung1 awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power
- 权威 權威 quán wēi ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ kyun4 wai1 authority
- 示威 shì wēi ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ si6 wai1 to demonstrate (as a protest)
- 国威 國威 guó wēi ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄟ gwok3 wai1 national prestige
- 威亚 威亞 wēi yǎ ㄨㄟ ㄧㄚˇ wai1 aa3 (loanword) stunt wires
- 威信 Wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wai1 seon3 see 威信县
- 威仪 威儀 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai1 ji4 majestic presence
- 威利 Wēi lì ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˋ wai1 lei6 Wylie (name)
- 威势 威勢 wēi shì ㄨㄟ ㄕˋ wai1 sai3 might
- 威化 wēi huà ㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wai1 faa3 wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
- 威卜 wēi bǔ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˇ wai1 baak6 vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
- 威厉 威厲 wēi lì ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˋ wai1 lai6 awe-inspiring
- 威名 wēi míng ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˊ wai1 ming4 fame for fighting prowess
- 威吓 威嚇 wēi hè ㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˋ wai1 haak3 to threaten
- 威严 威嚴 wēi yán ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ wai1 jim4 dignified
烈
- 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ kek6 lit6 violent; acute; severe; fierce
- 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ koeng4 lit6 strong; intense
- 激烈 jī liè ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gik1 lit6 (of competition or fighting) intense
- 烈士 liè shì ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ lit6 si6 martyr
- 热烈 熱烈 rè liè ㄖㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jit6 lit6 enthusiastic
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- 猛烈 měng liè ㄇㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ maang5 lit6 fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
- 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jyu6 jin2 jyu6 lit6 ever more critical
- 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6 happy and excited (idiom)
- 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè ㄏㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6 strong
- 先烈 xiān liè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sin1 lit6 martyr
- 刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè ㄍㄤ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gong1 lit6 resolute and upright in character
- 功烈 gōng liè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gung1 lit6 achievement
- 劲烈 勁烈 jìng liè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ging6 lit6 violent
- 壮烈 壯烈 zhuàng liè ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zong3 lit6 brave
- 忠烈 zhōng liè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zung1 lit6 sacrifice oneself for one's country
- 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè ㄘㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ caam2 lit6 bitter
- 暴烈 bào liè ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ bou6 lit6 violent
- 浓烈 濃烈 nóng liè ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ nung4 lit6 strong (taste, flavor, smell)
- 烈女 liè nǚ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄩˇ lit6 neoi5 a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death
- 烈属 烈屬 liè shǔ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄨˇ lit6 suk6 family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr)
Idioms with these characters
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟ bat1 nou6 ji4 wai1 (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
- 恩威兼施 ēn wēi jiān shī ㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ jan1 wai1 gim1 si1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
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- 威福自己 wēi fú zì jǐ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ wai1 fuk1 zi6 gei2 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
- 威震天下 wēi zhèn tiān xià ㄨㄟ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ wai1 zan3 tin1 haa6 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
- 威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn mìng jiàn ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ wai1 zyun1 ming6 zin6 (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order
- 耀武扬威 耀武揚威 yào wǔ yáng wēi ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ jiu6 mou5 joeng4 wai1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
- 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ zok3 wai1 zok3 fuk1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people