威信

Mandarin · pinyin wēi xìn#

Meanings · wēi xìn

  1. prestige
  2. reputation
  3. trust
  4. credit with the people
Mandarin · pinyin Wēi xìn#

Meanings · Wēi xìn

  1. see 威信縣 Wēi xìn Xiàn
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威
wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
信
xìn · trust, believe; letter
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1–4 · wei1 xin4

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wai1 seon3

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noun

  1. prestige; popular trust

name

  1. (~縣) Weixin (a county of Zhaotong, Yunnan, China)

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威信 · wei1 xin4 · Wei1 xin4
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Exact source records威信 威信 [wei1 xin4] /prestige/reputation/trust/credit with the people/威信 威信 [Wei1 xin4] /see 威信縣|威信县[Wei1 xin4 Xian4]/