威名

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (威名)		威	名
simp. #(威名)		威	名

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēimíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēimíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weimíng
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-ming²
    • Yale: wēi-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiming
    • Palladius: вэймин (vɛjmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: wāi mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jw+j mjieng

Rime
Character	威	名
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於非切	武并切
Baxter	'jw+j	mjieng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉi/	/miᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷɨi/	/miɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuəi/	/miæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuj/	/miajŋ/
Li Rong	/ʔiuəi/	/miɛŋ/
Wang Li	/ĭwəi/	/mĭɛŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔwe̯i/	/mi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi	míng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai1	ming4

Noun

威名

1. fame based on great strength or military exploits; prestige; renown

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (威名):

• → Japanese: 威(い)名(めい) (imei)
• → Korean: 위명(威名) (wimyeong)
• → Vietnamese: uy danh (威名)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
威	名
い Grade: S	めい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いめー [ìméé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ime̞ː]

Noun

威(い)名(めい) • (imei) ^{←ゐめい (wimei)?}

1. fame based on great strength or military exploits; prestige; renown

Korean

Hanja in this term
威	名

Noun

威名 • (wimyeong) (hangeul 위명)

1. Hanja form^? of 위명.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
威	名

Noun

威名

1. chữ Hán form of uy danh.