威胁

Traditional form:

威脅

Pinyin (reading):

wēixié

Definitions:

• to threaten; to menace

Characters:

• 威 - might, power, prestige; to dominate
• 胁 - to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank

Traditional characters:

• 威 - might, power, prestige; to dominate
• 脅 - to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank