卑微

Chinese

		low; base; vulgar low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (卑微)		卑	微
simp. #(卑微)		卑	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēiwēi, bēiwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟ, ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ mei⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pî-mì
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pi-bî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēiwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beiwei
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-wei¹
    • Yale: bēi-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beiuei
    • Palladius: бэйвэй (bɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēiwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beiwéi
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-wei²
    • Yale: bēi-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beiwei
    • Palladius: бэйвэй (bɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei¹ mei⁴
    • Yale: bēi mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ méi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pî-mì
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi´ miˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi¹ mi²
    • Sinological IPA: /pi²⁴ mi¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-bî
    • Tâi-lô: pi-bî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pi'bii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² bi¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/

Adjective

卑微

1. (of one's status, position, etc.) humble; lowly

Synonyms

• 低微 (dīwēi)
• (literary) 寒微 (hánwēi)
• 微寒 (wēihán)
• 微賤／微贱 (wēijiàn)