便宜

Chinese

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

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): piányi, piányí

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ, ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pian² nyi⁴ / bian⁴ nyi²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): пянйи (pi͡anyi, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin⁴ ji⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): pien² i
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): phièn-ngì

(Hailu, HRS): pien ngi

(Meixian, Guangdong): piên² ngin²
Jin (Wiktionary): pie¹ i³
Eastern Min (BUC): bèng-ngiè
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pân-gî / piân-gî

(Teochew, Peng'im): biang⁶ ngi⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bi-gni; ⁶bi-gniq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bienn² i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piányi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piányi̊
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien²-i⁵
  - Yale: pyán-yi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyan.i
  - Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piányí
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piányí
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien²-i²
  - Yale: pyán-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanyi
  - Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: pian² nyi⁴ / bian⁴ nyi²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pianni / bianni
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiɛn²¹ nʲi²¹³/, /piɛn²¹³ nʲi²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: пянйи (pi͡anyi, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiæ̃²⁴ i⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin⁴ ji⁴
  - Yale: pìhn yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin⁴ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn²¹ jiː²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: pien² i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiɛn²⁴ i²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phièn-ngì
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien^ˇ ngi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pian² ngi²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien ngi
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰien⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: piên² ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰiɛn¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: pie¹ i³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰie¹¹ i⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bèng-ngiè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋie⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pân-gî
  - Tâi-lô: pân-gî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pan'gii
  - IPA (Taipei): /pan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi²⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /pan²³⁻²¹ ɡi²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pan¹³⁻²² ɡi¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pan²³⁻³³ ɡi²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /pan²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piân-gî
  - Tâi-lô: piân-gî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pien'gii
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /piɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: biang⁶ ngi⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piăng ngî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bi-gni; ⁶bi-gniq
  - MiniDict: bi^去 nyi; bi^去 nyih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bi-nyi; ³bi-nyiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bi²² n̠ʲi⁴⁴/, /bi²² n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

Note: 6bi-gniq - variant.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bienn² i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ẽ¹³ i³/

Adjective

便宜

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 edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		便宜, 低廉, 低賤
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	便宜, 賤
	Taiwan	便宜
	Harbin	便宜, 賤
	Malaysia	便宜
	Singapore	便宜
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	便宜, 賤
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	便宜, 賤
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	便宜, 賤
	Wanrong	便宜, 賤
	Xi'an	便宜, 賤
	Xining	便宜
	Xuzhou	便宜, 賤
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	便宜
	Lanzhou	便宜
	Ürümqi	便宜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	相因, 便宜
	Wuhan	便宜, 相因
	Guiyang	相因
	Liuzhou	便宜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	便宜
	Yangzhou	便宜, 划廉
	Nantong	便宜
	Hefei	巧, 便宜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	平
	Hong Kong	平
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	平
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	平
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	平
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	平
	Macau	平
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	平
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	平
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	平
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	平
	Foshan	平
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	平
	Foshan (Shunde)	平
	Foshan (Sanshui)	平
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	便宜, 平
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	平
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	平
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	平
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	平
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	平
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	平
	Taishan	平
	Kaiping (Chikan)	平
	Enping (Niujiang)	平
	Heshan (Yayao)	平
	Dongguan	平
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	平
	Qingyuan	平
	Fogang	平
	Yingde (Hanguang)	平
	Yangshan	平, 便宜
	Lianshan (Butian)	平
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	平宜
	Shaoguan	平
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	平
	Renhua	平, 抵得
	Lechang	平
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	平
	Sihui	平
	Guangning	平枯
	Deqing	平
	Huaiji	平
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	平
	Yunfu	平
	Xinxing	平
	Luoding	平
	Yunan (Pingtai)	平
	Yangjiang	平, 平宜
	Nanning	平
	Yulin	平
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	平
	Singapore (Guangfu)	平
Gan	Nanchang	便宜
	Lichuan	便宜
	Pingxiang	便宜
Hakka	Meixian	便宜, 平
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	便宜, 平
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	平
	Boluo (Bendihua)	平, 便宜
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	平
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	平
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	平
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	便宜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	便宜, 平
	Wuhua (Changbu)	平
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	便宜
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	平, 便宜
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	平, 便宜
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	便宜
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	平, 便宜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	便宜
	Jiexi	便宜
	Yudu	便宜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	便宜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	便宜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	便宜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	便宜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	便宜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	便宜
	Hong Kong	平
	Sabah (Longchuan)	便宜
	Senai (Huiyang)	便宜
	Singkawang	便宜
Huizhou	Jixi	便宜
Jin	Taiyuan	便宜, 賤
Jin	Xinzhou	便宜, 賤
Northern Min	Jian'ou	便宜
	Nanping (Xiayang, Yanping)	便宜
	Songxi	便宜
	Zhenghe	便宜
	Shunchang (Yangdun)	平
	Jianyang	平
	Wuyishan	平
	Pucheng (Shibei)	便宜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	便宜, 賤
Eastern Min	Matsu	便宜
Southern Min	Xiamen	俗, 便宜
	Quanzhou	俗, 便宜
	Zhangzhou	俗, 便宜
	Taipei	俗
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	俗
	Kaohsiung	俗
	Yilan	俗, 便宜
	Changhua (Lukang)	俗
	Taichung	俗
	Taichung (Wuqi)	俗
	Tainan	俗
	Taitung	俗
	Hsinchu	俗
	Kinmen	俗
	Penghu (Magong)	俗, 便宜
	Penang (Hokkien)	便宜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	偏
	Manila (Hokkien)	俗
	Chaozhou	便
	Shantou	便
	Jieyang	便
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	便
	Singapore (Teochew)	便
	Wenchang	便宜
	Haikou	便宜
	Qionghai	便宜
	Singapore (Hainanese)	便宜
Puxian Min	Putian	相因
Puxian Min	Xianyou	相因
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	平
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	平
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	平
Wu	Shanghai	便宜, 𠼢
	Shanghai (Chongming)	便宜, 𠼢
	Suzhou	便宜, 𠼢
	Danyang	便宜, 賤
	Hangzhou	便宜, 𠼢
	Ningbo	便宜, 𠼢
	Wenzhou	鬆, 便宜
	Jinhua	便宜, 賤
Xiang	Changsha	便宜
	Loudi	便宜
	Shuangfeng	便宜, 賤

Antonyms

昂貴／昂贵 (ángguì)
高昂 (gāo'áng)

Derived terms

Verb

便宜

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piányi, piányí

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ, ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin⁴ ji^4-2 / pin⁴ ji⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phièn-ngì
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pân-gî / piân-gî

(Teochew, Peng'im): biang⁶ ngi⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piányi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piányi̊
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien²-i⁵
  - Yale: pyán-yi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyan.i
  - Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piányí
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piányí
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien²-i²
  - Yale: pyán-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanyi
  - Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin⁴ ji^4-2 / pin⁴ ji⁴
  - Yale: pìhn yí / pìhn yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin⁴ ji^4-2 / pin⁴ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin⁴ yi^4-2 / pin⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn²¹ jiː²¹⁻³⁵/, /pʰiːn²¹ jiː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phièn-ngì
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien^ˇ ngi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pian² ngi²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pân-gî
  - Tâi-lô: pân-gî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pan'gii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pan²³⁻³³ ɡi²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pan¹³⁻²² ɡi¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /pan²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piân-gî
  - Tâi-lô: piân-gî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pien'gii
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /piɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: biang⁶ ngi⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piăng ngî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/

Noun

便宜

advantage (usually unfairly gained); opportunity
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

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biànyí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin⁶ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biànyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biànyí
  - Wade–Giles: pien⁴-i²
  - Yale: byàn-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannyi
  - Palladius: бяньи (bjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin⁶ ji⁴
  - Yale: bihn yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin⁶ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin⁶ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn²² jiː²¹/

Adjective

便宜

convenient; handy
appropriate and convenient; to be best
- 我帶了外甥女過去，倒也便宜。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  我带了外甥女过去，倒也便宜。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Wǒ dài le wàishēngnǚ guòqù, dào yě biànyí. [Pinyin]
  I will take my niece over, that would be best.

Synonyms

(convenient):

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便利 (biànlì)
便易 (bīng-ĭ) (Northern Min)
便民 (biànmín) (attributive, of a shop, service, etc.)
便當／便当 (regional)
利便 (lìbiàn) (literary or Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min)
就手 (zau⁶ sau²) (Cantonese)
快便 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
方便 (fāngbiàn)
省事 (shěngshì)
簡便／简便 (jiǎnbiàn)
順手／顺手 (shùnshǒu)

Derived terms

Japanese

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

Noun

便(べん)宜(ぎ) • (bengi)

convenience, advantage
ご利用者(りようしゃ)の便宜(べんぎ)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.
facilities
故郷(ふるさと)は田舎(いなか)とは言(い)っても優(すぐ)れた便宜(べんぎ)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.

Synonyms

(convenience): 便利(べんり) (benri), 利便(りべん) (riben)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “convenience”): 面倒(めんどう) (mendō), 不便(ふべん) (fuben), 厄介(やっかい) (yakkai) (inconvenience)

Derived terms

便(べん)宜(ぎ)的(てき) (bengiteki, “convenient”)
便(べん)宜(ぎ)上(じょう) (bengijō, “for convenience”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
便	宜

Noun

便宜 • (pyeonui) (hangeul 편의)

hanja form^? of 편의 (“convenience”)

便宜

Contents

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

See also

Verb

Pronunciation 2

Noun

Derived terms

Pronunciation 3

Adjective

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Korean

Noun