功微德薄

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	having few virtues
trad. (功微德薄)		功	微	德薄
simp. #(功微德薄)		功	微	德薄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngwēidébó, gōngwéidébó

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ, ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ mei⁴ dak¹ bok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngwēidébó
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongweidébó
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-wei¹-tê²-po²
    • Yale: gūng-wēi-dé-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongueiderbor
    • Palladius: гунвэйдэбо (gunvɛjdɛbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngwéidébó
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongwéidébó
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-wei²-tê²-po²
    • Yale: gūng-wéi-dé-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongweiderbor
    • Palladius: гунвэйдэбо (gunvɛjdɛbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gung¹ mei⁴ dak¹ bok⁶
    • Yale: gūng mèih dāk bohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ mei⁴ dak⁷ bok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ méi⁴ deg¹ bog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tɐk̚⁵ pɔːk̚²/

Idiom

功微德薄

1. (of a person) having few accomplishments or virtues

Synonyms

• 名微德薄
• 德薄才疏
• 德薄能鮮／德薄能鲜