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Definition 2024

示威

示威

Chinese

		to show; reveal	power; might; prestige
simp. and trad. (示威)		示	威

Verb

示威

to hold a protest; to demonstrate

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ wai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-vî
Min Nan (POJ): sī-ui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhuei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    示威
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ wai¹
  - Yale: sih wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ wai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² wɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-vî
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii vi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ vi¹
  - IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ vi²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-ui
  - Tâi-lô: sī-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻²² ui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi³³⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi³³⁻²¹ ui⁴⁴/