寒微

寒微

Chinese

		cold; poor; to tremble	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
simp. and trad. (寒微)		寒	微
anagram		微寒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hánwēi, hánwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟ, ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ mei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: hánwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnuei
    • IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: hánwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnwei
    • IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ mei⁴
    • Yale: hòhn mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ méi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ mei̯²¹/

Noun

寒微

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

Synonyms

• 卑微 (bēiwēi)
• 低微 (dīwēi)
• 微寒 (wēihán)
• 微賤／微贱 (wēijiàn)

Derived terms

寒微簡陋／寒微简陋