Chinese edit

 
low; base; vulgar
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
afraid; rustic
simp. and trad.
(卑怯)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

卑怯

  1. abject; shy and self-effacing
  2. mean and cowardly

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Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (卑怯):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
きょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
卑怯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(きょう) (hikyōひけふ (fikefu)?-na (adnominal ()(きょう) (hikyō na), adverbial ()(きょう) (hikyō ni))

  1. unfair, dirty
  2. cowardly
    ()(きょう)(もの)
    Hikyōmono!
    Dastard!

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(きょう) (hikyōひけふ (fikefu)?

  1. meanness, dirtiness
  2. cowardice

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

卑怯 (bigeop) (hangeul 비겁)

  1. Hanja form? of 비겁 (cowardice).