衰微

Chinese

		weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (衰微)		衰	微
simp. ^#(衰微)		衰	微

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuāiwēi, shuāiwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟ, ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹ mei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sôi-mì
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soe-bî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuāiwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuaiwei
  - Wade–Giles: shuai¹-wei¹
  - Yale: shwāi-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaiuei
  - Palladius: шуайвэй (šuajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuāiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuaiwéi
  - Wade–Giles: shuai¹-wei²
  - Yale: shwāi-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaiwei
  - Palladius: шуайвэй (šuajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi¹ mei⁴
  - Yale: sēui mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sôi-mì
  - Hakka Romanization System: soi^ˊ mi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: soi¹ mi²
  - Sinological IPA: /soi̯²⁴ mi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soe-bî
  - Tâi-lô: sue-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soe'bii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² bi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/

Verb

衰微

(literary) to decline; to wane; to weaken

Synonyms

式微 (shìwēi) (literary)
敗落 / 败落 (bàiluò)
替 (tì) (literary, or in compounds)
沒落 / 没落 (mòluò)
淪落 / 沦落 (lúnluò)
漉柵 / 漉栅 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
破落 (pòluò) (in wealth and position)
衰敗 / 衰败 (shuāibài)
衰落 (shuāiluò)
陵替 (língtì) (literary)
零落 (língluò)

Adjective

衰微

(literary) in decline; waning; weakened

Noun

衰微

(～卦) A combination 二上四中一下 in the Lingqijing.