薄弱

Chinese[edit]

		thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint	weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior
trad. (薄弱)		薄	弱
simp. ^#(薄弱)		薄	弱

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bóruò

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bok⁶ joek⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): po̍k-jio̍k / po̍k-lio̍k / po̍k-jia̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): boh⁸ riag⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bóruò
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bóruò
  - Wade–Giles: po²-jo⁴
  - Yale: bwó-rwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borruoh
  - Palladius: божо (božo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Note: Often mispronounced as báoruò.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bok⁶ joek⁶
  - Yale: bohk yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁹ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bog⁶ yêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚² jœːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍k-jio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: po̍k-jio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pogjiok
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔk̚⁴⁻³² ziɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍k-lio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: po̍k-lio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pogliok
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /pɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔk̚²⁴⁻² liɔk̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍k-jia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: po̍k-jia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pogjiak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ziak̚¹²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: boh⁸ riag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: po̍h jia̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /poʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziak̚⁴/

Adjective[edit]

薄弱

(of one's willpower, foundation, etc.) weak; frail; lacking

Synonyms[edit]

單薄／单薄 (dānbó)
孤單／孤单 (gūdān)
孱弱 (chánruò) (literary)
弱 (ruò)
微弱 (wēiruò)
柔弱 (róuruò)
瘦弱 (shòuruò)
瘦瘠 (shòují)
羸弱 (léiruò)
脆弱 (cuìruò)
荏弱 (Hokkien)
虛弱／虚弱 (xūruò)
虛荏／虚荏 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
虛虧／虚亏 (xūkuī)
虧弱／亏弱 (kuīruò)
衰弱 (shuāiruò)
軟弱／软弱 (ruǎnruò)
軟䭕／软𬲕 (Hokkien, Teochew)
雌 (cí) (literary)
體弱／体弱 (tǐruò)

Antonyms[edit]

堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng)
堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì)
強健／强健 (qiángjiàn)
茁壯／茁壮 (zhuózhuàng)

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (薄弱):

→ Japanese: 薄弱(はくじゃく) (hakujaku)
→ Korean: 박약(薄弱) (bagyak)
→ Vietnamese: bạc nhược (薄弱)

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
薄	弱
はく Grade: S	じゃく Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) はくじゃく [hàkújákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝʑa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective[edit]

薄(はく)弱(じゃく) • (hakujaku) ^{←はくじやく (fakuzyaku)^?}-na (adnominal 薄(はく)弱(じゃく)な (hakujaku na), adverbial 薄(はく)弱(じゃく)に (hakujaku ni))

unreliable
薄(はく)弱(じゃく)な根(こん)拠(きょ)
hakujaku na konkyo
unreliable basis/foundation
(of one's physical strength, willpower, etc...) weak, feeble

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of 薄弱

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	薄弱だろ	はくじゃくだろ	hakujaku daro
Continuative (連用形)	薄弱で	はくじゃくで	hakujaku de
Terminal (終止形)	薄弱だ	はくじゃくだ	hakujaku da
Attributive (連体形)	薄弱な	はくじゃくな	hakujaku na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	薄弱なら	はくじゃくなら	hakujaku nara
Imperative (命令形)	薄弱であれ	はくじゃくであれ	hakujaku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	薄弱ではない薄弱じゃない	はくじゃくではないはくじゃくじゃない	hakujaku de wa nai hakujaku ja nai
Informal past	薄弱だった	はくじゃくだった	hakujaku datta
Informal negative past	薄弱ではなかった薄弱じゃなかった	はくじゃくではなかったはくじゃくじゃなかった	hakujaku de wa nakatta hakujaku ja nakatta
Formal	薄弱です	はくじゃくです	hakujaku desu
Formal negative	薄弱ではありません薄弱じゃありません	はくじゃくではありませんはくじゃくじゃありません	hakujaku de wa arimasen hakujaku ja arimasen
Formal past	薄弱でした	はくじゃくでした	hakujaku deshita
Formal negative past	薄弱ではありませんでした薄弱じゃありませんでした	はくじゃくではありませんでしたはくじゃくじゃありませんでした	hakujaku de wa arimasen deshita hakujaku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	薄弱で	はくじゃくで	hakujaku de
Conditional	薄弱なら（ば）	はくじゃくなら（ば）	hakujaku nara (ba)
Provisional	薄弱だったら	はくじゃくだったら	hakujaku dattara
Volitional	薄弱だろう	はくじゃくだろう	hakujaku darō
Adverbial	薄弱に	はくじゃくに	hakujaku ni
Degree	薄弱さ	はくじゃくさ	hakujakusa

Noun[edit]

薄(はく)弱(じゃく) • (hakujaku) ^{←はくじやく (fakuzyaku)^?}

unreliability
(of one's physical strength, willpower, etc...) weakness, feebleness

References[edit]

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term
薄	弱

Noun[edit]

薄弱 • (bagyak) (hangeul 박약)

Hanja form^? of 박약 (“feebleness, deficiency, low intelligence, thinness, weakness”).

References[edit]

Naver Korean-English Dictionary. [1]. Accessed August 14, 2022.

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
薄	弱

Adjective[edit]

薄弱

chữ Hán form of bạc nhược (“weak, feeble”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK7-2] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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薄弱

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薄弱

Chinese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Inflection[edit]

See also[edit]

Noun[edit]

References[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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Vietnamese[edit]

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