示威

Chinese

to show power
trad. (示威) 示 威
simp. #(示威) 示 威

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 示 威
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 船 (27) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 脂 (15) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 神至切 於非切
Baxter zyijH 'jw+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʑiɪH/ /ʔʉi/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʑiH/ /ʔʷɨi/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʑjɪH/ /ʔiuəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʑiH/ /ʔuj/
Li
Rong
/d͡ʑiH/ /ʔiuəi/
Wang
Li
/d͡ʑiH/ /ĭwəi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/d͡ʑʰiH/ /ʔwe̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shì wēi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
si6 wai1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 示 威
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
shì wēi
Middle
Chinese
‹ zyijH › ‹ ʔjwɨj ›
Old
Chinese
/*s-ɡijʔ-s/ /*ʔuj/
English show (v.) awe-inspiring

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 示 威
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 11606 12789
Phonetic
component
示 威
Rime
group
脂 微
Rime
subdivision
1 2
Corresponding
MC rime
示 威
Old
Chinese
/*ɢljils/ /*qul/

Verb

示威

  1. to show power; to show one's might; to show one's state of being intimidating
  2. to hold a protest; to demonstrate

Noun

示威

  1. demonstration (Classifier: 場/场)
  2. (military) show of force

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (示威):
  • → Japanese: 示威(しい) (shii)
  • → Korean: 시위(示威) (siwi)
  • → Vietnamese: thị uy (示威)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
示 威
し
Grade: 5
い
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕii]

Noun

示(し)威(い) • (shii) 

  1. demonstration; manifestation; show of force

Verb

示(し)威(い)する • (shii suru) suru (stem 示(し)威(い)し (shii shi), past 示(し)威(い)した (shii shita))

  1. to demonstrate

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
示威

Noun

示威 • (siwi) (hangeul 시위)

  1. Hanja form? of 시위 (“demonstration; manifestation; show of force”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
示威

Verb

示威

  1. chữ Hán form of thị uy (“show off one's strength or power; intimidate, frighten, scare, browbeat”).
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