# 權威
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): quánwēi
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun$^4$ wai$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-vî / khiàn-vî
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): koân-ui / khoân-ui
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kuang$^5$ ui$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: quánwēi
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánwei
*** Wade–Giles: chʻüan$^2$-wei$^1$
*** Yale: chywán-wēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanuei
*** Palladius: цюаньвэй (cjuanʹvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kyun$^4$ wai$^1$
*** Yale: kyùhn wāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kyn$^4$ wai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kün$^4$ wei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyːn²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-vî
*** Hakka Romanization System: kien$^ˇ$ vi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kian$^2$ vi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ vi²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-vî
*** Hakka Romanization System: kian$^ˇ$ vi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kian$^2$ vi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ vi²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-ui
*** Tâi-lô: kuân-ui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: koan'uy
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan²⁴⁻²² ui³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-ui
*** Tâi-lô: khuân-ui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoan'uy
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kuang$^5$ ui$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuâng ui
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ui³³/

### Noun

權威
* power and prestige; authority
       Zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ de quánwēi shòudào xuēruò. [Pinyin]
       The authority of the central government has been weakened.
* authority (thing or person of authority)
       Lǐ jiàoshòu shì zhè fāngmiàn de quánwēi. [Pinyin]
       Professor Lee is an authority in this field.

#### Synonyms

* (power and prestige):
* 信譽／信誉 (xìnyù) (trustworthiness and reputation)
* 名望 (míngwàng)
* 名氣／名气 (míngqì)
* 名聲／名声 (míngshēng)
* 名色 (míngsè) (literary or Xiamen Hokkien)
* 名譽／名誉 (míngyù)
* 名頭／名头 (mian$^5$ tao$^5$) (Teochew, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 威信 (wēixìn)
* 威望 (wēiwàng)
* 榮譽／荣誉 (róngyù) (honorable reputation)
* 牌匾 (páibiǎn) (figurative)
* 盛名 (shèngmíng)
* 美名 (měimíng) (good name)
* 美譽／美誉 (měiyù) (good name)
* 羽毛 (yǔmáo) (literary, figurative)
* 聲名／声名 (shēngmíng)
* 聲望／声望 (shēngwàng)
* 聲譽／声誉 (shēngyù)
* 英名 (yīngmíng) (illustrious name)
* 高名 (gāomíng) (literary)
* (authority): (colloquial) 大拿 (dàná)

### Adjective

權威
* authoritative
    權威發佈／权威发布 ― quánwēi fābù ― (Mainland China) authoritative releases/official announcements

### Derived terms

* 權威性／权威性 (quánwēixìng)
* 權威控制／权威控制 (quànwēi kòngzhì)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 権(けん)威(い) (ken'i)
* → Korean: 권위(權威) (gwonwi)
* → Vietnamese: quyền uy (權威)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 權 | 威 |
| けん Hyōgai | い Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 權威 – see the following entry. :
| 【権威けんい】 | [noun] authority |
(This term, 權威, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 權 | 威 |

### Noun

權威 • (gwonwi) (hangeul 권위)
* hanja form of 권위 (“power and prestige; authority”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 權 | 威 |

### Noun

權威
* chữ Hán form of quyền uy (“power and prestige; authority”).