name
Meaning 1
A county-level city of Xianning, Hubei, China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Puqi
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chibi
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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chûʹbēʹ
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/ˈt͡ʃiːbi/
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/ˈt͡ʃɪbi/
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rhymes with -iːbi
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rhymes with -ɪbi
name
Meaning 2
A subdistrict of Huangzhou district, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A town in Chibi, Xianning, Hubei, China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 赤壁 (Chìbì).
Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 赤壁 (cek3 bik1) — county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
- Chinese: 赤壁 (Chhiah-piah) — county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
- Chinese Mandarin: 赤壁 (Chìbì) — county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
- Japanese: 赤壁 (Sekiheki) — county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
- Chinese Mandarin: Q版 (kiù bǎn) — character
- Japanese: SDのキャラクター (sūpā deforume no kyarakutā) — character
- Korean: 치비 (chibi) — character
- Chinese Mandarin: Q版 (kiù bǎn) — style
- Japanese: SD (sūpā deforume) — style
- Japanese: スーパーデフォルメ (sūpā deforume) — style
- Korean: 치비 (chibi) — style