低微

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (低微)		低	微
simp. #(低微)		低	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīwēi, dīwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄨㄟ, ㄉㄧ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ mei⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kě-bî / kē-bî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diwei
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-wei¹
    • Yale: dī-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diuei
    • Palladius: дивэй (divɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diwéi
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-wei²
    • Yale: dī-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diwei
    • Palladius: дивэй (divɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹ mei⁴
    • Yale: dāi mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ méi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kě-bî
    • Tâi-lô: kě-bî
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke²² bi²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kē-bî
    • Tâi-lô: kē-bî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kexbii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²²⁻²¹ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²²⁻²¹ bi¹³/

Adjective

低微

1. (of a sound, voice, etc.) low (voice or sound)
2. (of one's status, position, etc.) humble; lowly

Synonyms

• (humble): 卑微 (bēiwēi), (literary) 寒微 (hánwēi), 微寒 (wēihán), 微賤／微贱 (wēijiàn)