微賤

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	inexpensive; lowly
trad. (微賤)		微	賤
simp. (微贱)		微	贱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēijiàn, wéijiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ zin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēijiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weijiàn
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-chien⁴
  - Yale: wēi-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueijiann
  - Palladius: вэйцзянь (vɛjczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéijiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéijiàn
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-chien⁴
  - Yale: wéi-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijiann
  - Palladius: вэйцзянь (vɛjczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ zin⁶
  - Yale: mèih jihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ dzin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ jin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ t͡siːn²²/

Adjective

微賤

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

Synonyms

卑微 (bēiwēi)
低微 (dīwēi)
(literary) 寒微 (hánwēi)
微寒 (wēihán)

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