海威

Chinese

ocean; sea power; might; prestige
trad. (海威) 海 威
simp. #(海威) 海 威
alternative forms 喊還／喊还 (Old Shanghainese)
anagram 威海

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 1he-ue1
      • MiniDict: he平 ue平
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1he-ue1
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /he⁵⁵ ue²¹/
    • (Northern: Hangzhou)
      • Wugniu: 3he-uei1
      • MiniDict: he上 uei平
      • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /hɛ⁵⁵ ui²¹/

Adjective

海威 (Northern Wu)

  1. grandiose; flaunting; cocky; self-important; conceited

Adverb

海威 (Northern Wu)

  1. (placed after adjectives) extremely; impressively; mightily
    大來海威／大来海威 [Shanghainese]  ―  6du-le6 1he-ue1 [Wugniu]  ―  impressively big
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