威嚴 [－严]

Jyutping wai1 jim4
Pinyin wēi yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dignified
  2. imposing
  3. august
  4. awe-inspiring
  5. awe
  6. prestige
  7. dignity
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    嚴肅​、​認​真​嘅​態​度​；​會​令人尊敬​、​驚​嘅​氣​勢
    majesty; dignity
    • 舅父好有威嚴，我好尊敬佢，同時都好驚佢。
      舅父好有威严，我好尊敬佢，同时都好惊佢。
      kau3 fu2 hou2 jau5 wai1 jim4, ngo5 hou2 zyun1 ging3 keoi5, tung4 si4 dou1 hou2 geng1 keoi5.
      My uncle is a man of dignity. I respect him a lot, but at the same time I'm afraid of him too.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    dignified; stately; majestic; awe-inspiring
    (syn.) 岩岩, 尊严, 可敬, 高大, 尊嚴, 尊貴, 高超, 崇高, 尊贵, 高贵, 高尚, 巖巖, 高貴
  2. noun
    prestige; dignity
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你看起来很威严。
    你看起來很威嚴。
    nǐ kàn qǐ lai hěn wēi yán 。
    • You look very dignified.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    威严
    威嚴
    wai1 jim4
    • dignity and authority
  2. Cantonese
    舅父好有威严，我好尊敬佢，同时都好惊佢。
    舅父好有威嚴，我好尊敬佢，同時都好驚佢。
    kau3 fu2 hou2 jau5 wai1 jim4, ngo5 hou2 zyun1 ging3 keoi5, tung4 si4 dou1 hou2 geng1 keoi5.
    • My uncle is a man of dignity. I respect him a lot, but at the same time I'm afraid of him too.
  3. Cantonese
    自从上次出丑之后，佢嘅威严荡然无存。
    自從上次出醜之後，佢嘅威嚴蕩然無存。
    zi6 cung4 soeng6 ci3 ceot1 cau2 zi1 hau6, keoi5 ge3 wai1 jim4 dong3 jin4 mou4 cyun4.
    • After he made a fool of himself, his dignity caved in entirely.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    校长威严地宣布：“有谁带了BP机，马上交出来！”就像是搜查毒品和枪支弹药。大家呆住了，没有电蛐蛐的擡起头，脸上露出得意的微笑。带了电蛐蛐的不由自主地低下头，目光四处躲闪，像一群刚刚出洞的小老鼠。
    校長威嚴地宣佈：“有誰帶了BP機，馬上交出來！”就像是搜查毒品和槍支彈藥。大家呆住了，沒有電蛐蛐的抬起頭，臉上露出得意的微笑。帶了電蛐蛐的不由自主地低下頭，目光四處躲閃，像一羣剛剛出洞的小老鼠。
    xiào zhǎng wēi yán de xuān bù ： “ yǒu shéi dài le ＢＰ － jī ， mǎ shàng jiāo chū lai ！ ” jiù xiàng shì sōu chá dú pǐn hé qiāng zhī dàn yào ． dà jiā dāi zhù le ， méi yǒu diàn qū qu de tái qǐ tóu ， liǎn shang lù chū dé yì de wēi xiào ． dài le diàn qū qu de bù yóu zì zhǔ de dī xià tóu ， mù guāng sì chù duǒ shǎn ， xiàng yī qún gāng gāng chū dòng de xiǎo lǎo shǔ ．
    • The principal solemnly announced, "Whoever brought a pager must hand it over immediately!" It was just like a search for drugs, firearms and ammunition. Everyone was stunned. Those who did not have a beeper lifted up their heads, smiling smugly. Those who brought a beeper couldn't help but lower their heads, and their evasive eyes looked all over the place, like a mischief of little mice that have just come out of a hole.