"微薄" meaning in Chinese

See 微薄 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, Standard-Chinese], /weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], /mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /bi¹³⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/, /weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/, /mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚²/, /bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/, /bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/, /bi¹³⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wēibó [Mandarin, Pinyin], wéibó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁴ bok⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bî-po̍k, wēibó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese], ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, bopomofo], weibó [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei¹-po² [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Wade-Giles], wēi-bwó [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Yale], ueibor [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese], вэйбо [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese], vɛjbo [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese], wéibó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛˊ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, bopomofo], wéibó [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei²-po² [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Wade-Giles], wéi-bwó [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Yale], weibor [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], вэйбо [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], vɛjbo [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], mei⁴ bok⁶ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], mèih bohk [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], mei⁴ bok⁹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], méi⁴ bog⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], bî-po̍k [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], bî-po̍k [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], bi'pok [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 微薄
  1. meager; scanty; negligible Synonyms: 瘠薄 (jíbó) [literary]
    Sense id: en-微薄-zh-adj-E52WC01t Categories (other): Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations

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    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛˊ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
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    },
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei¹-po²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wēi-bwó"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
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      "zh-pron": "wei²-po²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Taiwan"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁴ bok⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mèih bohk"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁴ bok⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁴ bog⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-po̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-po̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bi'pok"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
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    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
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    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/"
    }
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        "bopomofo"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei¹-po²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wēi-bwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
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    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйбо"
    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéibó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²-po²"
    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi-bwó"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
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    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйбо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjbo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁴ bok⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mèih bohk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁴ bok⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁴ bog⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-po̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-po̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bi'pok"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jíbó",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "瘠薄"
    }
  ],
  "word": "微薄"
}

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