三威

Chinese

		three	power; might; prestige
trad. (三威)		三	威
simp. ^#(三威)		三	威
Literally: “Three Majesties”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sānwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ wai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sānwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sanwei
  - Wade–Giles: San¹-wei¹
  - Yale: Sān-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanuei
  - Palladius: Саньвэй (Sanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ wai¹
  - Yale: sāam wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ wai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ wei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ wɐi̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: sam 'jw+j

Rime
Character	三	威
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	談 (143)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	蘇甘切	於非切
Baxter	sam	'jw+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɑm/	/ʔʉi/
Pan Wuyun	/sɑm/	/ʔʷɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/sɑm/	/ʔiuəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sam/	/ʔuj/
Li Rong	/sɑm/	/ʔiuəi/
Wang Li	/sɑm/	/ĭwəi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/sɑm/	/ʔwe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sān	wēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saam¹	wai¹

Proper noun

三威

(Church of the East, historical) the Trinity (the three persons of the Godhead)

Synonyms

Terms for the Trinity in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	三位一體, 三一神, 三一上帝
Roman Catholic	三位一體, 天主聖三, 聖三
Eastern Orthodox	三位一體, 聖三一, 上帝聖三一
Church of the East	三威, 三一