式微
Chinese
| (meaningless particle) | tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (式微) | 式 | 微 | |
| simp. #(式微) | 式 | 微 | |
Etymology
Rebracketing of 式微 (OC *hljɯɡ mɯl, “meaningless initial particle + to decline”) in a verse of the Classic of Poetry, poem 36 (《詩經·邶風·式微》):
- 式微式微，胡不歸？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shì wēi shì wēi, hú bù guī? [Pinyin]
- Reduced! Reduced! Why not return?
式微式微，胡不归？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shìwēi
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhwei
- Wade–Giles: shih4-wei1
- Yale: shr̀-wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhuei
- Palladius: шивэй (šivɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 式微
示威
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shìwéi
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhwéi
- Wade–Giles: shih4-wei2
- Yale: shr̀-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhwei
- Palladius: шивэй (šivɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 室韋 / 室韦
式微
視為 / 视为
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sik1 mei4
- Yale: sīk mèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sik7 mei4
- Guangdong Romanization: xig1 méi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪk̚⁵ mei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sek-bî
- Tâi-lô: sik-bî
- Phofsit Daibuun: sekbii
- IPA (Taipei): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ bi²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ bi²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: syik mj+j
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ək məj/
- (Zhengzhang): /*hljɯɡ mɯl/
Verb
式微
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 漸趨式微 / 渐趋式微