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Jyutping kyun4 wai1
Pinyin quán wēi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. authority
  2. authoritative
  3. power and prestige
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    某領​域​嘅​話​事​人
    authoritative
    • 呢本書嘅論點喺學界公認最權威。
      呢本书嘅论点喺学界公认最权威。
      The arguments in this book are considered by academia most authoritative.
  2. 名詞
    喺​某​個​圈子​有​地位​、​令人信服​嘅​人物​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    authority; authoritative person
    • 挑戰權威
      挑战权威
      tiu1 zin3 kyun4 wai1
      to challenge the authority
    • 佢係教育界嘅權威。
      佢系教育界嘅权威。
      keoi5 hai6 gaau3 juk6 gaai3 ge3 kyun4 wai1.
      He is an authority in the education sector.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    authority (thing or person of authority)
    • 李教授是這方面的權威。
      李教授是这方面的权威。
      lǐ jiào shòu shì zhè fāng miàn de quán wēi .
      Professor Lee is an authority in this field.
  2. noun
    power and prestige; authority
    (syn.) 名气, 声望, 名譽, 名頭, 牌匾, 名头, 名声, 羽毛, 聲望, 聲譽, 高名, 声誉, 美誉, 名誉, 榮譽, 名聲, 威望, 名氣, 英名, 美名, 美譽, 聲名, 荣誉, 信誉, 名色, 名望, 盛名, 声名, 大拿, 威信, 信譽
    • 中央政府的權威受到削弱。
      中央政府的权威受到削弱。
      zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ de quán wēi shòu dào xuē ruò .
      The authority of the central government has been weakened.
  3. adj
    authoritative
    • 權威發佈
      权威发布
      quán wēi fā bù
      (Mainland China) authoritative releases/official announcements
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3392
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他是人文学界的权威。
    他是人文學界的權威。
    tā shì rén wén xué jiè de quán wēi 。
    • He is an authority on the humanities.
  2. Mandarin
    他是权威的经济学家。
    他是權威的經濟學家。
    tā shì quán wēi de jīng jì xué jiā 。
    • He is a great authority on economics.
  3. Mandarin
    他的教导都包含在道教者看作关于宗教最后的权威的道德经那本深刻的书。
    他的教導都包含在道教者看作關於宗教最後的權威的道德經那本深刻的書。
    tā de jiào dǎo dōu bāo hán zài dào jiào zhě kàn zuò guān yú zōng jiào zuì hòu de quán wēi de dào dé jīng nà běn shēn kè de shū 。
    • His teachings are incorporated in a profound book Daode Jing which Taoists regard as the final authority and doctrines of the religion.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    张博士堪称考古学界嘅权威。
    張博士堪稱考古學界嘅權威。
    zoeng1 bok3 si6 ham1 cing1 haau2 gu2 hok6 gaai3 ge3 kyun4 wai1.
    • Dr. Cheung is truly an authority in the field of archaeology.
  2. Cantonese
    呢本书嘅论点喺学界公认最权威。
    呢本書嘅論點喺學界公認最權威。
    • The arguments in this book are considered by academia most authoritative.
  3. Cantonese
    挑战权威
    挑戰權威
    tiu1 zin3 kyun4 wai1
    • to challenge the authority
  4. Cantonese
    佢系教育界嘅权威。
    佢係教育界嘅權威。
    keoi5 hai6 gaau3 juk6 gaai3 ge3 kyun4 wai1.
    • He is an authority in the education sector.
  5. Cantonese
    诉诸权威
    訴諸權威
    sou3 zyu1 kyun4 wai1
    • to appeal to authority
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中央政府的权威受到削弱。
    中央政府的權威受到削弱。
    zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ de quán wēi shòu dào xuē ruò .
    • The authority of the central government has been weakened.
  2. Mandarin
    李教授是这方面的权威。
    李教授是這方面的權威。
    lǐ jiào shòu shì zhè fāng miàn de quán wēi .
    • Professor Lee is an authority in this field.
  3. Mandarin
    权威发布
    權威發佈
    quán wēi fā bù
    • (Mainland China) authoritative releases/official announcements
  4. Mandarin
    村委会主任的语码转换反映了黎话是龙记村委会的主要方言,甚至是权威方言。
    村委會主任的語碼轉換反映了黎話是龍記村委會的主要方言,甚至是權威方言。
    cūn wěi huì zhǔ rèn de yǔ mǎ zhuǎn huàn fǎn yìng le lí huà shì lóng jì cūn wěi huì de zhǔ yào fāng yán , shèn zhì shì quán wēi fāng yán .
    • The code-switching in the chairman of the village council shows that the Hlai language is the main dialect, and even the prestige dialect, of the Longji village council.