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')
  3. wèi noun fear; frightened; bhaya
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bhaya, or: uttrasta (BCSD '畏', p. 845; MW 'bhaya')

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