卑鄙
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Chinese
[edit]low; base; vulgar low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble |
rustic; low; base rustic; low; base; mean | ||
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trad. (卑鄙) | 卑 | 鄙 | |
simp. #(卑鄙) | 卑 | 鄙 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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:
- 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
Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]- (without moral principles):
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “without moral principles”): 崇高 (chónggāo)
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