威稜

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	edge
trad. (威稜)		威	稜
simp. (威棱)		威	棱

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "威棱".)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēiléng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄌㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wēiléng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄌㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueileng
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weiléng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ lɤŋ³⁵/

Noun

威稜

(literary, archaic) prestige, might
威稜憺乎鄰國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
威棱憺乎邻国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
Wēiléng dàn hū línguó. [Pinyin]
Awe-inspiring fame reverberates all across the neighbouring lands.
- 於以恢復琉球，掃蕩日本，大雪國恥，耀我威稜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  于以恢复琉球，扫荡日本，大雪国耻，耀我威棱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1895, Kang Youwei, Second petition to the Emperor (《上清帝第二書》)
  Yú yǐ huīfù Liúqiú, sǎodàng Rìběn, dà xuě guóchǐ, yào wǒ wēiléng. [Pinyin]
  By these measures, we will be able to redeem the lost lands of Liuqiu, wipe out the influences of Japan, fully avenge our country's humiliations, and assume glorious prestige among nations.

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