便宜

Chinese
 
advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself
 
proper; should; suitable; appropriate
simp. and trad.
(便宜)		 便 宜

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

便宜

  1. cheap; inexpensive
    這是鎮上最便宜的商店。 [MSC, trad.]
    这是镇上最便宜的商店。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì zhèn shàng zuì piányi de shāngdiàn. [Pinyin]
    This is the cheapest store in town.
    用便宜的肉就做不出好湯。 [MSC, trad.]
    用便宜的肉就做不出好汤。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yòng piányi de ròu jiù zuò bùchū hǎo tāng. [Pinyin]
    Cheap meat doesn't make good soup.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 便宜 (“cheap”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 便宜, 低廉
Mandarin Beijing 便宜, 賤
Taiwan 便宜
Jinan 便宜, 賤
Xi'an 便宜, 賤
Wuhan 便宜, 相因
Chengdu 相因, 便宜
Yangzhou 便宜, 划廉
Hefei 巧, 便宜
Cantonese Guangzhou 平
Hong Kong 平
Taishan 平
Yangjiang 平, 平宜
Gan Nanchang 便宜
Hakka Meixian 便宜, 平
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 便宜
Liudui (S. Sixian) 便宜
Hsinchu (Hailu) 便宜
Dongshi (Dabu) 便宜
Hsinchu (Raoping) 便宜
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 便宜
Jin Taiyuan 便宜, 賤
Min Bei Jian'ou 便宜
Min Dong Fuzhou 便宜
Matsu 便宜
Min Nan Xiamen 俗, 便宜
Quanzhou 俗, 便宜
Zhangzhou 俗, 便宜
Taipei 俗
Kaohsiung 俗
Tainan 俗
Taichung 俗
Wuqi 俗
Hsinchu 俗
Taitung 俗
Lukang 俗
Sanxia 俗
Yilan 俗, 便宜
Kinmen 俗
Magong 俗, 便宜
Penang 便宜
Singapore 偏
Philippines (Manila) 俗
Chaozhou 便
Wu Shanghai 𠼢, 便宜
Suzhou 便宜, 𠼢
Wenzhou 倯, 便宜
Xiang Changsha 便宜
Shuangfeng 便宜, 賤
Derived terms
  • 便宜主義／便宜主义
  • 便宜無好貨／便宜无好货
See also

Verb

便宜

  1. to let somebody off lightly
    你不能這麼便宜了他。 [MSC, trad.]
    你不能这么便宜了他。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ bùnéng zhème piányi le tā. [Pinyin]
    You shouldn't let him off so lightly.

Pronunciation 2

Noun

便宜

  1. advantage (usually unfairly gained)
    他每次幫我都想佔我便宜。 [MSC, trad.]
    他每次帮我都想占我便宜。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā měicì bāng wǒ dōu xiǎng zhàn wǒ piányi. [Pinyin]
    He never helps me without trying to take advantage of me.
Derived terms
  • 佔便宜／占便宜 (zhàn piányi, “to gain extra advantage”)
  • 佔盡便宜／占尽便宜
  • 便宜不過當家／便宜不过当家
  • 小便宜 (xiǎopiányi)
  • 得便宜是落便宜
  • 得便宜處失便宜／得便宜处失便宜
  • 拉便宜手兒／拉便宜手儿
  • 揀便宜／拣便宜
  • 撿便宜／捡便宜
  • 沾便宜
  • 落便宜
  • 討便宜／讨便宜 (“to seek advantage”)
  • 貪便宜／贪便宜
  • 貪小便宜／贪小便宜

Pronunciation 3

Adjective

便宜

  1. appropriate and convenient; to be best
Derived terms
  • 便宜從事／便宜从事
  • 便宜施行
  • 便宜處分／便宜处分
  • 便宜處置／便宜处置
  • 便宜行事 (biànyíxíngshì)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
便 宜
べん
Grade: 4		 ぎ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

便宜 (hiragana べんぎ, rōmaji bengi)

  1. convenience, advantage
    ご利 (り)用 (よう)者 (しゃ)の便 (べん)宜 (ぎ)のために詳細 (しょうさい)な取扱説明書 (とりあつかいせつめいしょ)もついてあります。
    Go-riyōsha no bengi no tame ni shōsai na toriatsukai setsumeisho mo tsuite arimasu.
    A detailed user manual is also included for the convenience of users.
  2. facilities
    故郷 (ふるさと)は田舎 (いなか)とは言 (い)っても優 (すぐ)れた便 (べん)宜 (ぎ)を持 (も)っていると思 (おも)う。
    Furusato wa inaka to wa itte mo sugureta bengi o motte iru to omou.
    My home town might be countrified, but I'd say it still has excellent facilities.

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Korean
Hanja in this term
便宜

Noun

便宜 • (pyeonui) (hangeul 편의)

  1. Hanja form? of 편의 (“convenience”).
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