微臣
Chinese
edittiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite |
statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official | ||
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trad. (微臣) | 微 | 臣 | |
simp. #(微臣) | 微 | 臣 | |
Literally: “tiny official”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: weichén
- Wade–Giles: wei1-chʻên2
- Yale: wēi-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueichern
- Palladius: вэйчэнь (vɛjčɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- Homophones:
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微臣
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéichén
- Wade–Giles: wei2-chʻên2
- Yale: wéi-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weichern
- Palladius: вэйчэнь (vɛjčɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- Homophones:
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微臣
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 san4
- Yale: mèih sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 san4
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Pronoun
edit微臣
- (archaic) A first person pronoun employed by a public officer when speaking to the sovereign.
- 微臣梁文秀恭請聖母皇太后金安,皇上聖安。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: The Firmament of the Pleiades
- Wēichén Liáng Wénxiù gōngqǐng shèngmǔ huángtàihòu jīn'ān, huángshàng shèng'ān. [Pinyin]
- I, Liang Wenxiu, humbly wish Your Majesty the Empress Dowager the precious peace [and wish] Your Majesty [the Emperor] the holy ease.
微臣梁文秀恭请圣母皇太后金安,皇上圣安。 [MSC, simp.]
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