# 便宜
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): piányi, piányí
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ, ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pian$^2$ nyi$^4$ / bian$^4$ nyi$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): пянйи (pi͡anyi, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pin$^4$ ji$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pien$^2$ i
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phièn-ngì
    (Hailu, HRS): pien ngi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): piên$^2$ ngin$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): pie$^1$ i$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): bèng-ngiè
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pân-gî / piân-gî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): biang$^6$ ngi$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bi-gni; $^6$bi-gniq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bienn$^2$ i
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: piányi
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: piányi̊
*** Wade–Giles: pʻien$^2$-i$^5$
*** Yale: pyán-yi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyan.i
*** Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: piányí
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: piányí
*** Wade–Giles: pʻien$^2$-i$^2$
*** Yale: pyán-yí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanyi
*** Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: pian$^2$ nyi$^4$ / bian$^4$ nyi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pianni / bianni
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiɛn²¹ nʲi²¹³/, /piɛn²¹³ nʲi²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: пянйи (pi͡anyi, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiæ̃²⁴ i⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pin$^4$ ji$^4$
*** Yale: pìhn yìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pin$^4$ ji$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pin$^4$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiːn²¹ jiː²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pien$^2$ i
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiɛn²⁴ i²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phièn-ngì
*** Hakka Romanization System: pien$^ˇ$ ngi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pian$^2$ ngi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pien ngi
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰien⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: piên$^2$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰiɛn¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: pie$^1$ i$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰie¹¹ i⁴⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bèng-ngiè
*** Sinological IPA : /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: biang$^6$ ngi$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piăng ngî
*** Sinological IPA : /piaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$bi-gni; $^6$bi-gniq
*** MiniDict: bi$^去$ nyi; bi$^去$ nyih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$bi-nyi; $^3$bi-nyiq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bi²² n̠ʲi⁴⁴/, /bi²² n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bienn$^2$ i
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ẽ¹³ i³/

#### Adjective

便宜
* cheap; inexpensive
       Zhè shì zhèn shàng zuì piányi de shāngdiàn. [Pinyin]
       This is the cheapest store in town.
       Yòng piányi de ròu jiù zuò bùchū hǎo tāng. [Pinyin]
       Cheap meat doesn't make good soup.

##### Synonyms

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

##### Antonyms

* 昂貴／昂贵 (ángguì)
* 高昂 (gāo'áng)

##### Derived terms

* 便宜無好貨／便宜无好货
* 便宜話／便宜话
* 便宜貨／便宜货 (piányihuò)

##### See also

* 廉價／廉价 (liánjià)

#### Verb

便宜
* to let somebody off lightly
       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): pin$^4$ ji$^{4-2}$ / pin$^4$ ji$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phièn-ngì
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pân-gî / piân-gî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): biang$^6$ ngi$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: piányi
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: piányi̊
*** Wade–Giles: pʻien$^2$-i$^5$
*** Yale: pyán-yi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyan.i
*** Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: piányí
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: piányí
*** Wade–Giles: pʻien$^2$-i$^2$
*** Yale: pyán-yí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanyi
*** Palladius: пяньи (pjanʹi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pin$^4$ ji$^{4-2}$ / pin$^4$ ji$^4$
*** Yale: pìhn yí / pìhn yìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pin$^4$ ji$^{4-2}$ / pin$^4$ ji$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pin$^4$ yi$^{4-2}$ / pin$^4$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /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: pian$^2$ ngi$^2$
*** 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: biang$^6$ ngi$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piăng ngî
*** Sinological IPA : /piaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/

#### Noun

便宜
* advantage (usually unfairly gained); opportunity
       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 (“to gain extra advantage”)
* 佔盡便宜／占尽便宜
* 便宜不過當家／便宜不过当家
* 便宜主義／便宜主义 (piányi zhǔyì)
* 小便宜
* 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 (tān piányi)
* 貪小便宜／贪小便宜

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): biànyí
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bin$^6$ ji$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: biànyí
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: biànyí
*** Wade–Giles: pien$^4$-i$^2$
*** Yale: byàn-yí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannyi
*** Palladius: бяньи (bjanʹi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ i³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bin$^6$ ji$^4$
*** Yale: bihn yìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bin$^6$ ji$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bin$^6$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /piːn²² jiː²¹/

#### Adjective

便宜
* convenient; handy
* appropriate and convenient; to be best
    From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
    Wǒ dài le wàishēngnǚ guòqù, dào yě biànyí. [Pinyin]
    I will take my niece over, that would be best.

##### Synonyms

* (convenient):
* 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 (Hokkien, literary or Hakka)
* 就手 (zau$^6$ sau$^2$) (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

* 便宜從事／便宜从事 (biànyícóngshì)
* 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(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”)