微微

微微

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
simp. and trad. (微微)		微	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēiwēi, wéiwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ mei^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Pinyin: wēiwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiuei
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
    • Pinyin: wéiwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ mei^4-2
    • Yale: mèih méi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ mei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ méi²
    • IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ mei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Adjective

微微

1. slight; a little bit; small; insignificant
2. minute; tiny; fine
3. micromicro-; pico-
4. humble; lowly
5. unclear; indistinct; fuzzy
6. serene and peaceful

Adverb

微微

1. slightly; insignificantly

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	微
び Grade: S	び Grade: S
on’yomi

Adjective

微微 (-tari inflection, hiragana びび, rōmaji bibi)

1. slight; insignificant; small

Adverb

微微 (hiragana びび, rōmaji bibi)

1. insignificantly

Usage notes

Used with と.