卑
Meanings
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- 1.low
- 2.base
- 3.vulgar
- 4.inferior
- 5.humble
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Wiktionary
- 1.low; inferior
- 2.low-lying
- 3.humble; modest; lowly
- 4.to look down on; to disdain
- 5.to decline; to wane
- 6.a surname
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 甲 (“fan”) + 𠂇 (“hand”) - a man holding a fan, indicating that he is a servant. Note similarities to Burmese ပေ (pe, “to be soiled, dirty”). The Mandarin pronunciation bēi differs from the expected pronunciation bī (carrying forward from Middle Chinese pjie) due to homophony avoidance with the vulgar word 屄 (bī, “cunt”).
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Derived terms
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Related words
卑鄙 base自卑 to have low self-esteem鲜卑 Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples卑污 despicable and filthy卑诗 British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")谦卑 humble卑微 lowly卑劣 base卑贱 lowly尊卑 superior and subordinate卑南 Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan卑下 base