貶詞

Chinese

		to diminish; to demote; reduce or devaluate to diminish; to demote; reduce or devaluate; disparage; censure; depreciate	word; phrase; classical Chinese poem
trad. (貶詞)		貶	詞
simp. (贬词)		贬	词
alternative forms		貶辭／贬辞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biǎncí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄘˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin² ci⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biǎncí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄘˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biǎncíh
    • Wade–Giles: pien³-tzʻŭ²
    • Yale: byǎn-tsź
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beantsyr
    • Palladius: бяньцы (bjanʹcy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bin² ci⁴
    • Yale: bín chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin² tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin² qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

Noun

貶詞

1. criticism; unfavorable comment
2. derogatory term; pejorative

Synonyms

• (derogatory term): 貶義詞／贬义词 (biǎnyìcí)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “criticism”): 褒詞／褒词 (bāocí)
• (antonym(s) of “derogatory term”): 褒詞／褒词 (bāocí), 褒義詞／褒义词 (bāoyìcí)