威懾

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	afraid; be feared; to fear afraid; be feared; to fear; to frighten; to intimidate
trad. (威懾)		威	懾
simp. (威慑)		威	慑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēishè, wēizhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄕㄜˋ, ㄨㄟ ㄓㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ sip³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ui-liap / ui-siap

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēishè
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weishè
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-shê⁴
    • Yale: wēi-shè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueisheh
    • Palladius: вэйшэ (vɛjšɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēizhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weijhé
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-chê²
    • Yale: wēi-jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueijer
    • Palladius: вэйчжэ (vɛjčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ sip³
    • Yale: wāi sip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ sip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ xib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ siːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui-liap
    • Tâi-lô: ui-liap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uiliab
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³ liap̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² liap̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui-siap
    • Tâi-lô: ui-siap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uisiab
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³ siap̚⁵/

Verb

威懾

1. to terrorize (with military force, or power and influence); to deter

   威懾因素／威慑因素  ―  wēishè yīnsù  ―  deterrent

Derived terms

• 核威懾／核威慑 (héwēishè)