威震天下 — Chinese idiom
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
Meaning
- to inspire awe throughout the empire
Character by character
- 威wēimight, power, prestige; to dominate
- 震zhènshake, quake, tremor; to excite
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
Idioms sharing a character
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi
- 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú
- 威尊命贱 wēi zūn mìng jiàn
- 威福自己 wēi fú zì jǐ
- 恩威兼施 ēn wēi jiān shī
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
- 耀武扬威 yào wǔ yáng wēi
- 震古烁今 zhèn gǔ shuò jīn
- 震天价响 zhèn tiān ga xiǎng
- 震天动地 zhèn tiān dòng dì
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