平凡

Chinese

 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
ordinary; every; all
ordinary; every; all; whatever; worldly
simp. and trad.
(平凡)
平 凡

Pronunciation


Adjective

平凡

  1. ordinary; simple; uneventful; mediocre; common; routine
  2. (mathematics) trivial

Synonyms

  • (ordinary):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “ordinary”): 非凡 (fēifán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平凡):
  • → Japanese: 平凡(へいぼん) (heibon)
  • → Korean: 평범(平凡) (pyeongbeom)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平 凡
へい
Grade: 3
ぼん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 平凡 (bjæng bjom, literally “even, flat + in every case”). Compare modern Min Nan reading pêng-hôan.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) へーぼん [hèébóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ːbõ̞ɴ]

Adjective

平(へい)凡(ぼん) • (heibon) -na (adnominal 平(へい)凡(ぼん)な (heibon na), adverbial 平(へい)凡(ぼん)に (heibon ni))

  1. mediocre, ordinary
    平凡(へいぼん)な政(せい)治(じ)家(か)、平凡(へいぼん)な才能(さいのう)
    heibon na seijika, heibon na sainō
    a mediocre politician, an ordinary talent

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

平(へい)凡(ぼん) • (heibon) 

  1. mediocrity

Antonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
平凡

Noun

平凡 • (pyeongbeom) (hangeul 평범)

  1. Hanja form? of 평범 (“mediocrity”).
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