威

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ui1
POJ: ui
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: power, might, awe-inspiring authority
威

Wiktionary lists a second etymology as a Hokkien-specific alternate form of 揻 ('to poke/bore'), which may share the ui1 reading with the main 'power' sense, so it is not fully certain the given reading matches the 'power' sense rather than this Hokkien alternate.

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