些微

Chinese

		some; few; several some; few; several; (a measure word)	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (些微)		些	微
simp. #(些微)		些	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiēwēi, xiēwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟ, ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se¹ mei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiēwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siewei
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-wei¹
    • Yale: syē-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieuei
    • Palladius: севэй (sevɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiēwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siewéi
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-wei²
    • Yale: syē-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiewei
    • Palladius: севэй (sevɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se¹ mei⁴
    • Yale: sē mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se¹ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé¹ méi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/

Adjective

些微

1. to a small extent; light; slight; trivial

Synonyms

• 輕微／轻微 (qīngwēi)

Adverb

些微

1. slightly; a little

Synonyms

• 略微 (lüèwēi)
• 少許／少许 (shǎoxǔ)