下馬威

Chinese

		to dismount from one's horse; to fall from one's horse	power; might; prestige
trad. (下馬威)		下馬	威
simp. (下马威)		下马	威
Literally: “dignity of dismounting from the horse”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàmǎwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ maa⁵ wai¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-má-ui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàmǎwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàmǎwei
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-ma³-wei¹
  - Yale: syà-mǎ-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahmaauei
  - Palladius: сямавэй (sjamavɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ maa⁵ wai¹
  - Yale: hah máh wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ maa⁵ wai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ ma⁵ wei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² maː¹³ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-má-ui
  - Tâi-lô: hā-má-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxmafuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha⁴¹⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ha²²⁻²¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/

Noun

下馬威

(figurative, historical) display of power immediately upon assuming office (in order to warn against insubordination)
(figurative) initial show of strength; display of strength at the first encounter

Derived terms

打下馬威／打下马威

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