畏 wèi

1. wèi verb to fear; to dread
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恐惧 or 害怕 (Guoyu '畏' v 1; Unihan '畏')
2. wèi verb to revere; to esteem; to admire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 敬服 (Guoyu '畏' v 2; Unihan '畏')

Contained in

• 不畏强权(不畏強權) not to submit to force; to defy threats and violence
• 畏友 revered friend
• 大无畏(大無畏) utterly fearless
• 畏缩不前(畏縮不前) to shrink back in fear
• 无所畏忌(無所畏忌) without any fear of consequences; totally devoid of scruples
• 畏畏缩缩(畏畏縮縮) cowering; cringing
• 人言可畏 gossip is a fearful thing
• 初生之犊不畏虎(初生之犢不畏虎) a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger; the fearlessness of youth
• 无畏(無畏) fearless; without fear
• 可畏 dreadful; formidable
• 畏惧(畏懼) to fear
• 视为畏途(視為畏途) to view as dangerous; afraid to do
• 无畏舰(無畏艦) dreadnought
• 畏罪自杀(畏罪自殺) to commit suicide to escape punishment
• 敌敌畏(敵敵畏) dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide
• 畏途 dangerous road; perilous or intimidating undertaking
• 畏兀儿(畏兀兒) Uihur
• 畏怖 to fear
• 不畏 unafraid; to defy
• 生畏 to feel intimidated
• 畏怯 timid
• 敬畏 to revere
• 不畏强暴(不畏強暴) not to submit to force; to defy threats and violence
• 畏天威 fear the majesty of heaven
• 畏忌 to be arrested by fear; restraint; scruple
• 畏罪 to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime
• 畏首畏尾 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail; ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing
• 望而生畏 intimidate at the first glance; awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming
• 不畏危 unafraid of danger
• 后生可畏(後生可畏) the young will be redoubtable in the years to come; the younger generations will surpass us in time
• 民畏其威 the people will admire his authority
• 之其所畏敬 with regards to those they revere
• 畏缩(畏縮) to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
• 畏敬 fear and respect

Also contained in

施无畏 、 无畏山寺 、 无所畏 、 无畏山 、 施无畏者

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Collocations

• 畏天 (畏天) 畏天之威 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧我將 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Wo Jiang — count: 7
• 畏君 (畏君) 寡君畏君之威 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
• 民畏 (民畏) 善政民畏之 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心上 Jin Xin I — count: 4
• 畏齐 (畏齊) 畏齊也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 足畏 (足畏) 專足畏也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 畏子 (畏子) 畏子不敢 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧大車 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Da Che — count: 4
• 畏人 (畏人) 畏人之多言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧將仲子 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Jiang Zhong Zi — count: 4
• 畏偪 (畏偪) 郤畏偪 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 畏大国 (畏大國) 畏大國也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 子畏 (子畏) 宣子畏其多士也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3