Chinese edit

 
thin; slight; meagre
thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint
 
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
trad. (薄弱)
simp. #(薄弱)

Pronunciation edit


Note: Often mispronounced as báoruò.

Adjective edit

薄弱

  1. (of one's willpower, foundation, etc.) weak; frail; lacking

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Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (薄弱):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: S
じゃく
Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(はく)(じゃく) (hakujakuはくじやく (fakuzyaku)?-na (adnominal (はく)(じゃく) (hakujaku na), adverbial (はく)(じゃく) (hakujaku ni))

  1. unreliable
    (はく)(じゃく)(こん)(きょ)
    hakujaku na konkyo
    unreliable basis/foundation
  2. (of one's physical strength, willpower, etc...) weak, feeble

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Noun edit

(はく)(じゃく) (hakujakuはくじやく (fakuzyaku)?

  1. unreliability
  2. (of one's physical strength, willpower, etc...) weakness, feebleness

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

薄弱 (bagyak) (hangeul 박약)

  1. Hanja form? of 박약 (feebleness, deficiency, low intelligence, thinness, weakness).

References edit

  • Naver Korean-English Dictionary. [1]. Accessed August 14, 2022.

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

薄弱

  1. chữ Hán form of bạc nhược (weak, feeble).