萎靡

Chinese

	wither; spiritless; withered	extravagant; go with fashion; not extravagant; go with fashion; not; wasted
trad. (萎靡)	萎	靡
simp. ^#(萎靡)	萎	靡
alternative forms	委靡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěimǐ, wēimǐ, wěimí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˇ, ㄨㄟㄇㄧˇ, ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² mei⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): úi-bí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěimǐ [Phonetic: wéimǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěimǐ
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-mi³
  - Yale: wěi-mǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeimii
  - Palladius: вэйми (vɛjmi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēimǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄇㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weimǐ
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-mi³
  - Yale: wēi-mǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueimii
  - Palladius: вэйми (vɛjmi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    萎靡
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěimí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěimí
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-mi²
  - Yale: wěi-mí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeimi
  - Palladius: вэйми (vɛjmi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² mei⁵
  - Yale: wái méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei² méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: úi-bí
  - Tâi-lô: uí-bí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uy'bie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

Adjective

萎靡

dispirited; depressed

Synonyms

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低沉 (dīchén)
低落 (dīluò)
冷館／冷馆 (Xiamen Hokkien)
喪氣／丧气
壓抑／压抑 (yāyì)
失望 (shīwàng)
失落 (shīluò)
寡歡／寡欢 (guǎhuān)
幽鬱／幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic)
悒鬱／悒郁 (yìyù) (literary)
悒鬱寡歡／悒郁寡欢 (yìyùguǎhuān)
愁悶／愁闷 (chóumèn)
憂悶／忧闷 (yōumèn)
慘沮／惨沮 (cǎnjǔ) (literary)
憂鬱／忧郁 (yōuyù)
憋悶／憋闷
懊喪／懊丧 (àosàng)
抑鬱／抑郁 (yìyù)
沉悶／沉闷 (chénmèn)
沉抑 (chényì)
沉鬱／沉郁 (chényù) (literary)
沮喪／沮丧 (jǔsàng)
消極／消极 (xiāojí)
消沉 (xiāochén)
灰 (huī) (literary, or in compounds)
灰心 (huīxīn)
灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)
煩悶／烦闷 (fánmèn)
神傷／神伤 (shénshāng) (literary)
索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Eastern Min)
苦悶／苦闷 (kǔmèn)
陰暗／阴暗 (yīn'àn)
陰沉／阴沉 (yīnchén)
頹唐／颓唐 (tuítáng)
頹喪／颓丧 (tuísàng)
頹廢／颓废 (tuífèi)
鬱悶／郁闷 (yùmèn)
鬱鬱／郁郁 (yùyù) (literary)
鬱鬱不樂／郁郁不乐 (yùyùbùlè)
鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
齪嘈／龊嘈 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

萎靡不振