Japanese Word Entry
微に入り細を穿つ| Kana: | びにいりさいをうがつ |
| Romaji: | biniirisaiwougatsu |
| Definition: | to go into the minutest details |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 微 | delicate, minuteness, insignificance, small, prefix micro-, trifling |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄟ (wēi), ㄨㄟˊ (wéi) |
| Cantonese: | mei4 |
| Japanese: | ビ (bi) / かす.か (kasuka)、 ない (nai) |
| Korean: | 미 (mi) |
| Vietnamese: | vi |
| 入 | enter, insert, come in(to), join |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄖㄨˋ (rù) |
| Cantonese: | jap6 |
| Japanese: | ニュウ (nyuu)、 ジュ (ju)、 ジュウ (juu) / い.る (iru)、 -い.る (-iru)、 -い.り (-iri)、 い.れる (ireru)、 -い.れ (-ire)、 はい.る (hairu) |
| Korean: | 입 (ib) |
| Vietnamese: | nhập |
| 細 | dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise, fine, tiny, thin |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧˋ (xì) |
| Cantonese: | sai3 |
| Japanese: | サイ (sai)、 セイ (sei) / ほそ.い (hosoi)、 ほそ.る (hosoru)、 こま.か (komaka)、 こま.かい (komakai)、 くわしい (kuwashii) |
| Korean: | 세 (se) |
| Vietnamese: | tế, tới |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 细 |
| 穿 | put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill, penetrate, wear |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄨㄢ (chuān), ㄔㄨㄢˋ (chuàn), ㄩㄢ (yuān) |
| Cantonese: | cyun1 |
| Japanese: | セン (sen) / うが.つ (ugatsu)、 は.く (haku) |
| Korean: | 천 (cheon) |
| Vietnamese: | xuyên |