Chinese edit

barren; lean
 
thin; slight; meagre
thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint
trad. (瘠薄)
simp. #(瘠薄)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

瘠薄

  1. barren (not producing vegetation); infertile
  2. (literary) meager; scanty; negligible

Synonyms edit

Noun edit

瘠薄

  1. (literary) barren land; infertile field
  2. (literary) impoverished region
  3. (literary) impoverished residents

Synonyms edit

  • (impoverished residents):

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of "impoverished residents"):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せき
Hyōgaiji
はく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 瘠薄 (MC dzjek bak).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲiha̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective edit

(せき)(はく) (sekihakuせきはく (sekifaku)?-na (adnominal (せき)(はく) (sekihaku na), adverbial (せき)(はく) (sekihaku ni))

  1. (literary) barren (not producing vegetation); infertile

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(せき)(はく) (sekihakuせきはく (sekifaku)?

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