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贬抑

biǎn yì

2-character word Traditional 貶抑

What 贬抑 means

1. to belittle
2. to disparage
3. to demean

The characters in 贬抑

• 贬biǎnto diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate
• 抑yìto restrain; to restrict; to keep down

Words containing 贬抑

• 女性贬抑nǚ xìng biǎn yìmisogyny
• 男性贬抑nán xìng biǎn yìmisandry

Sounds the same

Read biǎn yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 贬义derogatory sense; negative connotation

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