卑怯

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

卑怯

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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (卑怯):
  • → Japanese: 卑怯(ひきょう) (hikyō)
  • → Korean: 비겁(卑怯) (bigeop)
  • → Vietnamese: ty khiếp (卑怯)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
卑 怯
ひ
Grade: S
きょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
卑怯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

卑(ひ)怯(きょう) • (hikyō) ←ひけふ (fikefu)?-na (adnominal 卑(ひ)怯(きょう)な (hikyō na), adverbial 卑(ひ)怯(きょう)に (hikyō ni))

  1. unfair, dirty
  2. cowardly
    卑(ひ)怯(きょう)者(もの)!
    Hikyōmono!
    Dastard!

Inflection

Noun

卑(ひ)怯(きょう) • (hikyō) ←ひけふ (fikefu)?

  1. meanness, dirtiness
  2. cowardice

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
卑怯

Noun

卑怯 • (bigeop) (hangeul 비겁)

  1. Hanja form? of 비겁 (“cowardice”).
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