卑微

Chinese

		low; base; vulgar low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
simp. and trad. (卑微)		卑	微

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bēiwēi, bēiwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟㄨㄟ, ㄅㄟㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ mei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pî-mì
Min Nan (POJ): pi-bî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: bēiwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beiuei
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: bēiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beiwei
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei¹ mei⁴
  - Yale: bēi mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ méi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pî-mì
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi´ miˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi¹ mi²
  - IPA: /pi²⁴ mi¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-bî
  - Tâi-lô: pi-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pi'bii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² bi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/

Adjective

卑微

(of one's status, position, etc.) humble; lowly

Synonyms

低微 (dīwēi)
(literary) 寒微 (hánwēi)
微寒 (wēihán)
微賤／微贱 (wēijiàn)

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