鄙

鄙 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口田弓中 (RWNL), four-corner 6762₇, composition ⿰啚阝)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1276, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39597
• Dae Jaweon: page 1776, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3792, character 8
• Unihan data for U+9119

Historical forms of the character 鄙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Originally written 啚.

Now ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *prɯʔ): phonetic 啚 (OC *prɯʔ, *daː, “border town”) + 邑 (“city”) – border town.

鄙

1. mean; ignoble; low

   鄙陋  ―  bǐlòu  ―  shallow

   • 肉食者鄙，未能遠謀。
     肉食者鄙，未能远谋。

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Ròushízhě bǐ, wèinéng yuǎnmóu.

     Those who eat meat are base and unable to make long-range plans.

2. (humble) my
3. (literary) to despise; to hold in contempt

   • 我皆有禮，夫猶鄙我。
     我皆有礼，夫犹鄙我。

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Wǒ jiē yǒulǐ, fū yóu bǐ wǒ.

     Even if we all maintain ritual propriety, they still scorn us.

4. (literary) countryside; country; border town

   • 昔者聖王之治其民也，參其國而伍其鄙。
     昔者圣王之治其民也，参其国而伍其鄙。

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Xīzhě shèngwáng zhī zhì qí mín yě, sān qí guó ér wǔ qí bǐ.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

5. (literary) remote place; march

   • 既而大叔命西鄙、北鄙貳於己。
     既而大叔命西鄙、北鄙贰于己。

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Jì'ér tàishú mìng xī bǐ, běi bǐ èr yú jǐ.

     Shorty thereafter, the Senior Younger Brother commanded the western and northern marches to switch their allegiance to him.

• (despise): 蔑 (miè), 藐 (miǎo)

• (antonym(s) of “despise”): 敬 (jìng), 尊 (zūn), 崇 (chóng)

(Hyōgai kanji)

• Go-on: ひ (hi)
• Kan-on: ひ (hi)
• Kun: ひな (hina, 鄙)、ひなぶ (hinabu, 鄙ぶ)、ひなびる (hinabiru, 鄙びる)、さげすむ (sagesumu, 鄙む)、いやしい (iyashii, 鄙しい)、かたなむ (katanamu, 鄙む)、とひと (tohito)

• (countrified): 辺(へん)鄙(ぴ) (henpi)

Originally a compound of 外 (to, “outside”) +‎ 人 (hito, “person”). The kanji used is an example of jukujikun.

• IPA^(key):

鄙(とひと) • (tohito) 

1. (archaic, derogatory) a countrified or rustic person: a hick, a bumpkin

鄙 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)

1. mean
2. low

鄙: Hán Nôm readings: bỉ, bẽ

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