卑怯

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Chinese

low; base; vulgar
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
 
afraid; rustic
simp. and trad.
(卑怯)

Pronunciation


Adjective

卑怯

  1. abject; shy and self-effacing
  2. mean and cowardly

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (卑怯):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
きょう
Hyōgai
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
卑怯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(きょう) (hikyōひけふ (fikefu)?-na (adnominal ()(きょう) (hikyō na), adverbial ()(きょう) (hikyō ni))

  1. unfair, dirty
  2. cowardly
    ()(きょう)(もの)
    Hikyōmono!
    Dastard!

Inflection

Noun

()(きょう) (hikyōひけふ (fikefu)?

  1. meanness, dirtiness
  2. cowardice

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

卑怯 (bigeop) (hangeul 비겁)

  1. hanja form? of 비겁 (cowardice)