微 wēi
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adjective
small; tiny
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 细小 (CCD '微' 1; Guoyu '微' adj 2; Unihan '微'; XHZD '微' 1) -
adjective
trifling
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '微') -
adverb
if it had not been for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Sometimes used as a negating word, tone is Middle Chinese pronunciation (Guoyu '微' v 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 110) -
verb
to decline; to wane
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 衰落 (CCD '微' 3; Guoyu '微' adj 4; XHZD '微' 3) -
adjective
profound
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '微' 4; Guoyu '微' adj 1; XHZD '微' 4) -
adverb
slightly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 微 is synonymous with 稍 in this sense (Guoyu '微' adv 3; XHZD '微' 2) -
prefix
miro
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: One millionth (CCD '微' 2; Unihan '微'; XHZD '微' 5) -
verb
to hide; to conceal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 隐匿 (Guoyu '微' v 1) -
verb
is not
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '微' v 3) -
adjective
lowly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 卑贱 (Guoyu '微' adj 3) -
adjective
few
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 少 (Guoyu '微' adj 5) -
adjective
unclear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 不明 (Guoyu '微' adj 6) -
adverb
secretly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 祕密 (Guoyu '微' adv 1) -
proper noun
Wei
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '微' n 1) -
adjective
minute; aṇu
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aṇu, Japanese: bi (BCSD '微', p. 457; MW 'aṇu'; SH '微', p. 399; Unihan '微') -
noun
subtlety
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: (FGDB '離微'; SH '離', p. 399; Sharf 2005, p. 3)
Contained in
- 翠微无学(翠微無學) Cuiwei Wuxue
- 拈花微笑 to hold a flower and smile ; Buddha’s flower and Kasyapa’s smile
- 三千大千世界所有微尘(三千大千世界所有微塵) all the particles in a billion world system
- 微尘劫(微塵劫) kalpas as many as fine dust
- 微细(微細) very small ; subtle; sūkṣma
- 毕哩体微(畢哩體微) Prthivi
- 微尘为因(微塵為因) originate just from atoms
- 极微和合(極微和合) an assembly of atoms
- 1. 一个真诚的微笑 给人无限的欢喜 2. 一句适当的鼓励 给人无穷的受用 3. 一件慈悲的善行 给人无量的因缘 4. 一则应机的故事 给人无尽的启示(1. 一個真誠的微笑 給人無限的歡喜 2. 一句適當的鼓勵 給人無窮的受用 3. 一件慈悲的善行 給人無量的因緣 4. 一則應機的故事 給人無盡的啟示) A sincere smile offers immeasurable joy. A fitting encouragement offers endless support. An act of compassion offers boundless possibilities. A relevant story offers infinite inspirations.
- 极微(極微) atom; particle; paramāṇu
- 离微(離微) transcendence and subtlety
Also contained in
中微子 、 陆探微 、 微漠 、 微明 、 微距镜头 、 微晶片 、 系心于微 、 微不足道 、 微管蛋白 、 甚微 、 显微镜载片 、 微扰 、 些微 、 微电子 、 微粒 、 兵微将寡 、 微雨 、 微驼 、 微辞 、 微积分学 、 偏微分方程 、 隐微 、 幽微 、 缩微平片 、 微胶囊技术 、 原核细胞型微生物 、 微型 、 微量 、 微辣 、 微薄 、 显微学 、 微雕 、 微分学 、 纤微 、 微距摄影 、 颔首微笑 、 微末 、 微细加工 、 家世寒微 、 悬浮微粒
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Cheng Weishi Lun Yan Mi 成唯識論演祕 — count: 76
- Scroll 2 Weishi Ershi Lun Shu Ji 唯識二十論述記 — count: 72
- Scroll 1 Cheng Weishi Lun Yan Mi 成唯識論演祕 — count: 56
- Scroll 1 Sapoduo Zong Wu Shi Lun 薩婆多宗五事論 — count: 54
- Scroll 1 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 49
- Scroll 10 Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 45
- Scroll 1 Treasure Store Treatise 寶藏論 — count: 44
- Scroll 2 Cheng Weishi Lun Liaoyi Deng 成唯識論了義燈 — count: 44
- Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 36
- Scroll 7 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 34 , has English translation
Collocations
- 微劣 (微劣) 以其前世善根微劣 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 7 — count: 17
- 微声 (微聲) 而以微聲 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 设微 (設微) 清旦設微供 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 自卑微 (自卑微) 汝自卑微 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 5
- 微少 (微少) 於千世界微少方便須臾盡見 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 48 — count: 4
- 微食 (微食) 欲設微食 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 微尽 (微儘) 隨漂消散微盡 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 5 — count: 4
- 微恶业 (微惡業) 身行微惡業 — Fo Weishou Jia Zhengzhe Shuo Yebao Chabie Jing (Śukasūtra)佛為首迦長者說業報差別經, Scroll 1 — count: 3
- 微命 (微命) 庶延微命 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
- 水微 (水微) 水微天 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 3