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貶義

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

Noun

貶義

derogatory sense; negative connotation; pejorative

Antonyms

褒義／褒义 (bāoyì)

Derived terms

貶義詞／贬义词 (biǎnyìcí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): biǎnyì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin² ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: biǎnyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beanyih
  - IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    貶抑／贬抑
    貶義／贬义
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin² ji⁶
  - Yale: bín yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin² ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /piːn³⁵ jiː²²/