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微調wēi tiáofine tuning; trimming胃痛wèi tòngto have a stomachache味同嚼蠟wèi tóng jiáo làlit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); fig. tasteless; insipid位圖wèi túraster graphics危途wēi túdangerous road畏途wèi túdangerous road; (fig.) perilous or intimidating undertaking偽托wěi tuōfaking a modern object as an ancient one委託wěi tuōto entrust; to trust; to commission微駝wēi tuóstooping; hunched威妥瑪Wēi Tuǒ mǎSir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system威妥瑪拼法Wēi Tuǒ mǎ pīn fǎWade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)威妥瑪拼音Wēi Tuǒ mǎ pīn yīnWade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)韋馱菩薩Wéi tuó Pú sàSkanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva委托人wěi tuō rén(law) client; trustor委託書wěi tuō shūcommission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization; warrant韋瓦第Wéi wǎ dìVivaldi (name); Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741), Italian composer委外wěi wàito outsource委婉wěi wǎntactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft委宛wěi wǎnvariant of 委婉[wei3 wan3]委婉詞wěi wǎn cíeuphemism危亡wēi wángat stake; in peril圍網wéi wǎngseine net; wire mesh fence; fence screen威望wēi wàngprestige未亡人wèi wáng rénwidow (humble self-reference in former times)委婉語wěi wǎn yǔeuphemism亹亹wěi wěidiligently; relentlessly; pressing forward娓娓wěi wěi(to speak) at length; engagingly; captivatingly巍巍wēi wēitowering; imposing微微wēi wēislight; faint; humble磑磑wéi wéi(literary) lofty; towering; also pr. [ai2ai2]蔚為wèi wéisee 蔚成[wei4 cheng2]衛尉wèi wèicommander of the imperial guards魏巍Wèi WēiWei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient 東方|东方[Dong1 fang1] about the Korean war維維安Wéi wéi ān(name) Vivian; Vivien; Vivienne薇薇安Wēi wēi ān(name) Vivian; Vivien; Vivienne亹亹不倦wěi wěi bù juànon and on; relentlessly蔚為大觀wèi wéi dà guānto afford a magnificent sight (idiom); enchanting娓娓動聽wěi wěi dòng tīng(idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner娓娓而談wěi wěi ér tán(idiom) to speak engagingly圍魏救趙wéi Wèi jiù Zhàolit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers唯唯諾諾wéi wéi nuò nuò(idiom) to be a yes-man委委屈屈wěi wěi qū qūto feel aggrieved畏畏縮縮wèi wèi suō suōcowering; cringing蔚為壯觀wèi wéi zhuàng guānsee 蔚為大觀|蔚为大观[wei4 wei2 da4 guan1]慰問wèi wènto express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc維穩wéi wěnto maintain social stability魏文帝Wèi Wén dìCao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226慰問金wèi wèn jīncondolence payment; compensation given in cases of bereavement, serious injury or hardship唯物wéi wùmaterialistic威武wēi wǔmight; formidable為伍wéi wǔto associate with; to keep company with葦鵐wěi wú(bird species of China) Pallas's reed bunting (Emberiza pallasi)違忤wéi wǔto disobey違誤wéi wùto disobey and cause delays; to obstruct and procrastinate威武不屈wēi wǔ bù qūnot to submit to force為五斗米折腰wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate); (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary維吾爾Wéi wú ěrUyghur ethnic group維吾爾人Wéi wú ěr rénUighur person or people維吾爾語Wéi wú ěr yǔUighur language維吾爾族Wéi wú ěr zúUyghur ethnic group唯物論wéi wù lùn(philosophy) materialism唯物主義wéi wù zhǔ yìmaterialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality微細wēi xìmicrominiature (technology)維繫wéi xìto maintain; to keep up; to hold together