卑鄙

Chinese

		low; base; vulgar low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble	rustic; low; base rustic; low; base; mean
trad. (卑鄙)		卑	鄙
simp. #(卑鄙)		卑	鄙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēibǐ, bēibì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˇ, ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ pei²

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pi-phí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēibǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beibǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-pi³
    • Yale: bēi-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beibii
    • Palladius: бэйби (bɛjbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant or dialectal)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēibì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beibì
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-pi⁴
    • Yale: bēi-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beibih
    • Palladius: бэйби (bɛjbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

Note: bēibì - sense "without moral principles".

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei¹ pei²
    • Yale: bēi péi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ pei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ péi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-phí
    • Tâi-lô: pi-phí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piphie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁴¹/

Adjective

卑鄙

1. without moral principles; mean; ignoble; vile; contemptible; despicable
2. (literary) petty and low

   • 先帝不以臣卑鄙，猥自枉屈，三顧臣於草廬之中，諮臣以當世之事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     先帝不以臣卑鄙，猥自枉屈，三顾臣于草庐之中，谘臣以当世之事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》

     Xiāndì bù yǐ chén bēibǐ, wěi zì wǎngqū, sān gù chén yú cǎolú zhī zhōng, zī chén yǐ dāngshì zhī shì. [Pinyin]

     The Former Emperor did not consider me base and rustic; he humbled himself and thrice visited me at the thatched cottage to consult me about contemporary affairs.

Synonyms

• (without moral principles):

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• 卑劣 (bēiliè)
• 鄙劣 (bǐliè) (literary)
• 醜陋 / 丑陋 (chǒulòu)
• 骯髒 / 肮脏
• 齷齪 / 龌龊 (wòchuò)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “without moral principles”): 崇高 (chónggāo)

Derived terms

• 卑鄙無恥 / 卑鄙无耻 (bēibǐwúchǐ)
• 卑鄙齷齪 / 卑鄙龌龊 (bēibǐwòchuò)