示威

Chinese

		to show	power
trad. (示威)		示	威
simp. ^#(示威)		示	威

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ wai¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ-vî

(Hailu, HRS): shi^˖ vui^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): sê-ŭi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): si⁵ ui¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sī-ui
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zy-ue₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhwei
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-wei¹
  - Yale: shr̀-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhuei
  - Palladius: шивэй (šivɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    式微
    示威
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ wai¹
  - Yale: sih wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ wai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ wei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² wɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-vî
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii vi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ vi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ vi²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: shi^˖ vui^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃi³³ vui⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sê-ŭi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ui⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: si⁵ ui¹
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sī-ui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi¹¹ ui⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: si⁵ ui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi²¹ ui⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-ui
  - Tâi-lô: sī-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixuy
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /si²²⁻²¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻²² ui³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /si³³⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /si³³⁻²¹ ui⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zy-ue₁
  - MiniDict: zy^去 ue^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr-ue₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² ue⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: zyijH 'jw+j

Rime
Character	示	威
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	船 (27)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	神至切	於非切
Baxter	zyijH	'jw+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʑiɪ^H/	/ʔʉi/
Pan Wuyun	/ʑi^H/	/ʔʷɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/ʑjɪ^H/	/ʔiuəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʑi^H/	/ʔuj/
Li Rong	/d͡ʑi^H/	/ʔiuəi/
Wang Li	/d͡ʑi^H/	/ĭwəi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡ʑʰi^H/	/ʔwe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shì	wēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si⁶	wai¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-ɡijʔ-s ʔuj/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɢljils qul/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	示	威
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shì	wēi
Middle Chinese	‹ zyij^H ›	‹ ʔjwɨj ›
Old Chinese	/*s-ɡijʔ-s/	/*ʔuj/
English	show (v.)	awe-inspiring
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	示	威
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	11606	12789
Phonetic component	示	威
Rime group	脂	微
Rime subdivision	1	2
Corresponding MC rime	示	威
Old Chinese	/*ɢljils/	/*qul/

Verb

示威

to show power; to show one's might; to show one's state of being intimidating
- 諸侯不可以不示威。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  诸侯不可以不示威。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE
  Zhūhóu bù kěyǐ bù shìwēi. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
to hold a protest; to demonstrate

Noun

示威

demonstration (Classifier: 場／场)
(military) show of force

Derived terms

示威者 (shìwēizhě)
示威遊行 / 示威游行

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (示威):

→ Japanese: 示威(しい) (shii)
→ Korean: 시위(示威) (siwi)
→ Vietnamese: thị uy (示威)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
示	威
し Grade: 5	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕii]

Noun

示(し)威(い) • (shii)

demonstration; manifestation; show of force

Verb

示(し)威(い)する • (shii suru) suru (stem 示(し)威(い)し (shii shi), past 示(し)威(い)した (shii shita))

to demonstrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "示威する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	示威し	しいし	shii shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	示威し	しいし	shii shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	示威する	しいする	shii suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	示威する	しいする	shii suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	示威すれ	しいすれ	shii sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	示威せよ¹ 示威しろ²	しいせよ¹ しいしろ²	shii seyo¹ shii shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	示威される	しいされる	shii sareru
Causative	示威させる示威さす	しいさせるしいさす	shii saseru shii sasu
Potential	示威できる	しいできる	shii dekiru
Volitional	示威しよう	しいしよう	shii shiyō
Negative	示威しない	しいしない	shii shinai
Negative continuative	示威せず	しいせず	shii sezu
Formal	示威します	しいします	shii shimasu
Perfective	示威した	しいした	shii shita
Conjunctive	示威して	しいして	shii shite
Hypothetical conditional	示威すれば	しいすれば	shii sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“示威”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
示	威

Noun

示威 • (siwi) (hangeul 시위)

hanja form^? of 시위 (“demonstration; manifestation; show of force”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
示	威

Verb

示威

chữ Hán form of thị uy (“show off one's strength or power; intimidate, frighten, scare, browbeat”)