菲薄

Chinese

		rich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical) rich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical); Philippines (abbrev.)	thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint
trad. (菲薄)		菲	薄
simp. ^#(菲薄)		菲	薄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fěibó

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei² bok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): húi-po̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fěibó
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fěibó
  - Wade–Giles: fei³-po²
  - Yale: fěi-bwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feeibor
  - Palladius: фэйбо (fɛjbo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei² bok⁶
  - Yale: féi bohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei² bok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi² bog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: húi-po̍k
  - Tâi-lô: huí-po̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huy'pok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔk̚¹²¹/

Middle Chinese: phj+jX bak

Rime
Character	菲	薄
Reading #	2/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	鐸 (104)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	敷尾切	傍各切
Baxter	phj+jX	bak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉi^X/	/bwɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷɨi^X/	/bʷɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuəi^X/	/buɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuj^X/	/bwak̚/
Li Rong	/pʰiuəi^X/	/buɑk̚/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwəi^X/	/buɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pʰwe̯i^X/	/bʱwɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fěi	bó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fei²	bok⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*pʰɯlʔ baːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	菲	薄
Reading #	2/3	1/1
No.	3101	3487
Phonetic component	非	甫
Rime group	微	鐸
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	斐	泊
Old Chinese	/*pʰɯlʔ/	/*baːɡ/

Adjective

菲薄

humble; poor
meager; scant

Verb

菲薄

to belittle; to despise