偏僻

Chinese

		one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side	low; rustic; secluded
trad. (偏僻)		偏	僻
simp. #(偏僻)		偏	僻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piānpì

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢ ㄆㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ pik¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phiên-phit
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phian-phiah
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹phi-phiq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piānpì
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢ ㄆㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pianpì
    • Wade–Giles: pʻien¹-pʻi⁴
    • Yale: pyān-pì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianpih
    • Palladius: пяньпи (pjanʹpi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pin¹ pik¹
    • Yale: pīn pīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pin¹ pik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: pin¹ pig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phiên-phit
    • Hakka Romanization System: pien´ pid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pian¹ pid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en²⁴ pʰit̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phian-phiah
    • Tâi-lô: phian-phiah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phienphiaq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɛn³³ pʰiaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiaʔ³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹phi-phiq
    • MiniDict: phi^平 phih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹phi-phiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰi⁵⁵ pʰiɪʔ²¹/

Adjective

偏僻

1. remote; out of the way
2. rare; peculiar

   • 夢人告曰，君明日出寺門。遇貨偏僻藥者。往問之。當能療君疾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     梦人告曰，君明日出寺门。遇货偏僻药者。往问之。当能疗君疾。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Song dynasty, 洪邁, 《夷堅乙志·卷第十四·筍毒》 [1]

     Mèng rén gào yuē, jūn míngrì chū sì mén. Yù huò piānpì yào zhě. Wǎng wèn zhī. Dāng néng liáo jūn jí. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 甚幾曾素閑了半日。有幾多說不盡人不會的偏僻。風流。是非。造次不容易。 [MSC, trad.]
     甚几曾素闲了半日。有几多说不尽人不会的偏僻。风流。是非。造次不容易。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Yuan dynasty, 朱庭玉, 《梁州第七·妓門庭》 (as published in 《全元散曲》, 1964)

     Shèn jǐcéng sù xián le bànrì. Yǒu jǐduō shuō bùjìn rén bùhuì de piānpì. Fēngliú. Shìfēi. Zàocì bù róngyì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 我先說了，不許用偏僻的句。 [MSC, trad.]
     我先说了，不许用偏僻的句。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1921, 许地山, 《换巢鸾凤》

     Wǒ xiān shuō le, bùxǔ yòng piānpì de jù. [Pinyin]

     I'll go first. You don't need to use rare lines.

   • 遣詞方面要注意：（一）不用偏僻的字或詞。 [MSC, trad.]
     遣词方面要注意：（一）不用偏僻的字或词。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2008, 李麗娜, 《解除寫作的夢魘——小學生作文病句的診斷與補救途徑》, page 21

     Qiǎncí fāngmiàn yào zhùyì: (Yī) Bùyòng piānpì de zì huò cí. [Pinyin]

     In terms of word choice, you need pay attention to the following: (1) Do not use rare characters or words.

Synonyms

• (remote):

• 偏遠／偏远 (piānyuǎn)
• 僻遠／僻远 (Hokkien)
• 絕／绝 (jué) (literary)
• 蔽塞 (bìsè)
• 迢迢 (tiáotiáo) (literary)
• 迢遙／迢遥 (tiáoyáo) (literary)
• 遙遠／遥远 (yáoyuǎn)
• 遼遠／辽远 (liáoyuǎn)
• 邊遠／边远 (biānyuǎn)
• 閉塞／闭塞 (bìsè)