微微

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (微微)		微	微
simp. ^#(微微)		微	微

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēiwēi, wéiwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄨㄟ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ mei^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēiwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weiwei
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-wei¹
  - Yale: wēi-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiuei
  - Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    微微
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwéi
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-wei²
  - Yale: wéi-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwei
  - Palladius: вэйвэй (vɛjvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    巍巍
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ mei^4-2
  - Yale: mèih méi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ mei^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ méi^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ mei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Adjective

微微

slight; a little bit; small; insignificant
minute; tiny; fine
micromicro-; pico-
humble; lowly
unclear; indistinct; fuzzy
serene and peaceful

Adverb

微微

slightly; insignificantly

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	微
び Grade: S	び Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjective

微(び)微(び) • (bibi) ^†-tari (adnominal 微(び)微(び)とした (bibi to shita) or 微(び)微(び)たる (bibi taru), adverbial 微(び)微(び)と (bibi to) or 微(び)微(び)として (bibi to shite))

slight; insignificant; small

Adverb

微(び)微(び) • (bibi)

insignificantly

Usage notes

Used with と.