低微

Mandarin · pinyin dī wēi

Meanings

  1. meager (wages)
  2. humble (social status)
  3. feeble (voice)
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低
dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
微
wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
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1–1 · di1 wei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dai1 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 低微. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. (of a sound, voice, etc.) low (voice or sound)
  2. (of one's status, position, etc.) humble; lowly

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