卑鄙
Chinese
low; base; vulgar low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble |
rustic; low; base rustic; low; base; mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (卑鄙) | 卑 | 鄙 | |
| simp. #(卑鄙) | 卑 | 鄙 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bēibǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: beibǐ
- Wade–Giles: pei1-pi3
- Yale: bēi-bǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beibii
- Palladius: бэйби (bɛjbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant or dialectal)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bēibì
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: beibì
- Wade–Giles: pei1-pi4
- Yale: bēi-bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beibih
- Palladius: бэйби (bɛjbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note: bēibì - sense "without moral principles".
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bei1 pei2
- Yale: bēi péi
- Cantonese Pinyin: bei1 pei2
- Guangdong Romanization: béi1 péi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-phí
- Tâi-lô: pi-phí
- Phofsit Daibuun: piphie
- IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰi⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰi⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Adjective
卑鄙
- without moral principles; mean; ignoble; vile; contemptible; despicable
- (literary) petty and low
- 先帝不以臣卑鄙，猥自枉屈，三顧臣於草廬之中，諮臣以當世之事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》
- Xiāndì bù yǐ chén bēibǐ, wěi zì wǎngqū, sān gù chén yú cǎolú zhī zhōng, zī chén yǐ dāngshì zhī shì. [Pinyin]
- The Former Emperor did not consider me base and rustic; he humbled himself and thrice visited me at the thatched cottage to consult me about contemporary affairs.
先帝不以臣卑鄙，猥自枉屈，三顾臣于草庐之中，谘臣以当世之事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (without moral principles):
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “without moral principles”): 崇高 (chónggāo)