寒微

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hánwēi, hánwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟ, ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ mei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hánwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hánwei
  - Wade–Giles: han²-wei¹
  - Yale: hán-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnuei
  - Palladius: ханьвэй (xanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hánwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hánwéi
  - Wade–Giles: han²-wei²
  - Yale: hán-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnwei
  - Palladius: ханьвэй (xanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon⁴ mei⁴
  - Yale: hòhn mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ mei̯²¹/

Noun

寒微

(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