悲觀

See also: 悲观 and 悲観

Chinese

		sad; sadness; sorrow sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
trad. (悲觀)		悲	觀
simp. (悲观)		悲	观

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēiguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ gun¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pî-kôn

  (Hailu, HRS): bui^ˋ gon^ˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pi-koan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēiguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beiguan
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: bēi-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beiguan
    • Palladius: бэйгуань (bɛjguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei¹ gun¹
    • Yale: bēi gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pî-kôn
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi^ˊ gon^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi¹ gon¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pi²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: bui^ˋ gon^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /pui⁵³ kon⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-koan
    • Tâi-lô: pi-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pi'koafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ kuan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

Adjective

悲觀

1. pessimistic

Antonyms

• 樂觀／乐观 (lèguān)

Derived terms

• 悲觀主義 / 悲观主义 (bēiguānzhǔyì)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 悲觀 – see the following entry.

【悲観ひかん】 [noun] (Buddhism) a compassionate world view that motivates individuals to help and eliminate suffering [noun] pessimism [noun] despair; discouragement [verb] to be pessimistic [verb] to lose hope; to despair; to be disappointed

(This term, 悲觀, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
悲	觀

Noun

悲觀 • (bigwan) (hangeul 비관)

1. hanja form^? of 비관 (“pessimism”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
悲	觀

Adjective

悲觀

1. chữ Hán form of bi quan (“pessimistic”)