悲慘

See also: 悲惨

Contents

Chinese

		sad; sadness; sorrow sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	miserable; wretched; cruel miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; seriously; badly; tragic
trad. (悲慘)		悲	慘
simp. (悲惨)		悲	惨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēicǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄘㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ caam²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pî-chhám
• Min Nan (POJ): pi-chhám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bēicǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄘㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beitsaan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beicǎn
    • IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei¹ caam²
    • Yale: bēi cháam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ tsaam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ cam²
    • IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰäːm³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pî-chhám
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi´ cam`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi¹ cam³
    • IPA: /pi²⁴ t͡sʰam³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-chhám
    • Tâi-lô: pi-tshám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pizharm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁴¹/

Adjective

悲慘

1. miserable; tragic

Synonyms

• 悲苦 (bēikǔ)

Derived terms

• 悲慘世界／悲惨世界