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Chinese dictionary
v.demonstrate one's prowess; show one's power and prestige
爷爷一发威，全家人都会害怕。
When grandpa shows his authority, we are all afraid of him.
新主管发威了。
The new supervisor is firing on all cylinders.
他从不对下属发威动怒。
He never gets angry with his subordinates.
开始发威
begin to demonstrate one's prowess
Word usage
- Separable word"发" and "威" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
你在我面前我发什么威？
Why do you assume an air of haughtiness in front of me?
不发一次威，你就不知道我的厉害。
You don't know who I am if I don’t show you my power once.
他发起威来非常恐怖。
He's very scary when he gets angry.