身輕言微

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (身輕言微)		身	輕	言	微
simp. (身轻言微)		身	轻	言	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnqīngyánwēi, shēnqīngyánwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟ, ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnqīngyánwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shencingyánwei
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-chʻing¹-yen²-wei¹
    • Yale: shēn-chīng-yán-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenchingyanuei
    • Palladius: шэньцинъяньвэй (šɛnʹcinʺjanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnqīngyánwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shencingyánwéi
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-chʻing¹-yen²-wei²
    • Yale: shēn-chīng-yán-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenchingyanwei
    • Palladius: шэньцинъяньвэй (šɛnʹcinʺjanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

身輕言微

1. the words of the lowly carry little weight

Synonyms

• 人微言輕／人微言轻 (rénwēiyánqīng)