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衰微

衰微

Chinese

		weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments	micro; tiny; miniature
simp. and trad. (衰微)		衰	微

Verb

衰微

(literary) to decline; to wane; to weaken

Adjective

衰微

(literary) in decline; waning; weakened

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shuāiwēi, shuāiwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟ, ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹ mei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sôi-mì
Min Nan (POJ): soe-bî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuāiwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaiuei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuāiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaiwei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi¹ mei⁴
  - Yale: sēui mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ mei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sôi-mì
  - Hakka Romanization System: soi´ miˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: soi¹ mi²
  - IPA: /so̯i²⁴ mi¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soe-bî
  - Tâi-lô: sue-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soe'bii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² bi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/