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菲薄

fěibó
adjective #63,902

Meanings

  1. 1 meager; humble; thin (of gifts, salary, ability)
  2. 2 to despise; to belittle (used as verb)

Examples

请收下这份菲薄的礼物。
Qǐng shōuxià zhè fèn fěibó de lǐwù.
Please accept this modest gift.
不要妄自菲薄，你有自己的长处。
Bù yào wàngzì fěibó, nǐ yǒu zìjǐ de chángchu.
Don't underestimate yourself — you have your own strengths.

Tips

mistakes
菲 has two readings: fēi (transliterations like 菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn 'Philippines') and fěi (in 菲薄 — 'meager, scant'). Here it must be 3rd tone.
usage
Most often seen in fixed phrases: 妄自菲薄 (wàngzì fěibó, 'belittle oneself wrongly'), 待遇菲薄 ('meager pay'), 礼物菲薄 (formal modesty: 'this humble gift').

Stroke Order

菲 fēi
薄 báo