绵薄 綿薄
绵薄 綿薄 mián bó ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ min4 bok6
- my humble effort
- my meager contribution (humble)
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绵 綿
- 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ hoi2 min4 (zoology) sea sponge
- 绵延 綿延 mián yán ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ min4 jin4 (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
- 连绵 連綿 lián mián ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ lin4 min4 continuous
- 延绵 延綿 yán mián ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jin4 min4 to extend continuously
- 石绵 石綿 shí mián ㄕˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sek6 min4 asbestos
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- 福绵 福綿 Fú mián ㄈㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ fuk1 min4 see 福绵区
- 丝绵 絲綿 sī mián ㄙ ㄇㄧㄢˊ si1 min4 silk floss
- 绵亘 綿亙 mián gèn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄣˋ min4 gang2 to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
- 绵力 綿力 mián lì ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ min4 lik6 one's limited power (humble expr.)
- 绵子 綿子 mián zi ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄗ min4 zi2 (dial.) silk floss
- 绵密 綿密 mián mì ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ min4 mat6 detailed
- 绵惙 綿惙 mián chuò ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄛˋ min4 zyut3 critically ill
- 绵竹 綿竹 Mián zhú ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ min4 zuk1 see 绵竹市
- 绵绸 綿綢 mián chóu ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄡˊ min4 cau4 rough-textured fabric of waste silk
- 绵绵 綿綿 mián mián ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ min4 min4 continuous
- 绵羊 綿羊 mián yáng ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ min4 joeng2 sheep
- 绵联 綿聯 mián lián ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ min4 lyun4 variant of 绵连
- 绵连 綿連 mián lián ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ min4 lin4 continuous
- 绵远 綿遠 mián yuǎn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˇ min4 jyun5 remote
- 绵邈 綿邈 mián miǎo ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄠˇ min4 mok6 far back in time
薄
- 刻薄 kè bó ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ hak1 bok6 unkind
- 单薄 單薄 dān bó ㄉㄢ ㄅㄛˊ daan1 bok6 weak
- 浅薄 淺薄 qiǎn bó ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ cin2 bok6 superficial
- 薄弱 bó ruò ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bok6 joek6 weak; frail
- 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 bok6 light (weight)
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- 俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn bó ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ gim6 bok6 meager; poor
- 厚薄 hòu báo ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄠˊ hau5 bok6 thickness
- 厚薄 hòu bó ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄛˊ hau5 bok6 to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼)
- 厌薄 厭薄 yàn bó ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ jim3 bok6 to despise
- 命薄 mìng bó ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄛˊ meng6 bok6 to be unlucky
- 喷薄 噴薄 pēn bó ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ pan3 bok6 to gush
- 微薄 wēi bó ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ mei4 bok6 scanty
- 摊薄 攤薄 tān báo ㄊㄢ ㄅㄠˊ taan1 bok6 (finance) to dilute (earnings per share)
- 浮薄 fú bó ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ fau4 bok6 frivolous; superficial
- 淡薄 dàn bó ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ daam6 bok6 thin
- 瘠薄 jí bó ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄛˊ zek3 bok6 (of land) infertile
- 稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6 thin
- 纤薄 纖薄 xiān bó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˊ cim1 bok6 very thin; delicate
- 脸薄 臉薄 liǎn báo ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄠˊ lim5 bok6 bashful
- 菲薄 fěi bó ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ fei2 bok6 humble
Idioms with these characters
- 缠绵悱恻 纏綿悱惻 chán mián fěi cè ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ cin4 min4 fei2 cak1 (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
- 连绵不绝 連綿不絕 lián mián bù jué ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ lin4 min4 bat1 zyut6 (idiom) continuous; unending
- 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄣ min4 leoi5 cong4 zam1 lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
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- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hung4 ngaan4 bok6 ming6 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
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- 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄚ hau5 zik1 bok6 faat3 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄥ hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 喷薄欲出 噴薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨ pan3 bok6 juk6 ceot1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
- 轻口薄舌 輕口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 hau2 bok6 sit6 (idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
- 轻浪浮薄 輕浪浮薄 qīng làng fú bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 long6 fau4 bok6 (idiom) frivolous
- 轻嘴薄舌 輕嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 zeoi2 bok6 sit6 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude