貶義

See also: 贬义

Chinese

		to diminish; to demote; reduce or devaluate to diminish; to demote; reduce or devaluate; disparage; censure; depreciate	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (貶義)		貶	義
simp. (贬义)		贬	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biǎnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin² ji⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pián-gī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biǎnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biǎnyì
    • Wade–Giles: pien³-i⁴
    • Yale: byǎn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beanyih
    • Palladius: бяньи (bjanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bin² ji⁶
    • Yale: bín yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin² ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin² yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³⁵ jiː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pián-gī
    • Tâi-lô: pián-gī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piefn'gi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

Noun

貶義

1. derogatory sense; negative connotation; pejorative

Antonyms

• 褒義／褒义 (bāoyì)

Derived terms

• 貶義詞 / 贬义词 (biǎnyìcí)