微微

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (微微)		微	微
simp. #(微微)		微	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēiwēi, wéiwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ mei^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēiwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weiwei
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-wei¹
    • Yale: wēi-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiuei
    • Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwéi
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-wei²
    • Yale: wéi-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
    • Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ mei^4-2
    • Yale: mèih méi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ mei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ méi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ mei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Adjective

微微

1. slight; a little bit; small; insignificant
2. minute; tiny; fine
3. micromicro-; pico-
4. humble; lowly
5. unclear; indistinct; fuzzy
6. serene and peaceful

Adverb

微微

1. slightly; insignificantly

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	微
び Grade: S	び Grade: S
on’yomi

Adjective

微(び)微(び) • (bibi) ^†-tari (adnominal 微(び)微(び)とした (bibi to shita) or 微(び)微(び)たる (bibi taru), adverbial 微(び)微(び)と (bibi to) or 微(び)微(び)として (bibi to shite))

1. slight; insignificant; small

Adverb

微(び)微(び) • (bibi) 

1. insignificantly

Usage notes

Used with と.