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微塵

微塵

See also: 微尘

Chinese

		micro; tiny; miniature	dust; dirt; earth
trad. (微塵)		微	塵
simp. (微尘)		微	尘

Noun

微塵

(Buddhism) minutest particle of matter

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	塵
み Grade: S	じん Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

微塵 ‎(hiragana みじん, romaji mijin)

small piece, particle, fragment

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wēichén, wéichén

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄔㄣˊ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ can⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: wēichén
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄔㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueichenr
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    微塵／微尘
    微臣
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: wéichén
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weichenr
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    微塵／微尘
    微臣
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ can⁴
  - Yale: mèih chàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ tsan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹/