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微微
Mandarin · pinyin wēi wēi
Meanings
- slight
- faint
- humble
Characters in this entry
- 微
- wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
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Mandarin tones
1–1 · wei1 wei1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mei4 mei4
Cantonese word readings for 微微. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
adj
- slight; a little bit; small; insignificant
- minute; tiny; fine
- micromicro-; pico-
- humble; lowly
- unclear; indistinct; fuzzy
- serene and peaceful
adv
- slightly; insignificantly
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