淡淡

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
trad. (淡淡)		淡	淡
simp. ^#(淡淡)		淡	淡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dàndàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dan⁴ dan⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ daam⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thâm-thâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàndàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàndàn
  - Wade–Giles: tan⁴-tan⁴
  - Yale: dàn-dàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danndann
  - Palladius: даньдань (danʹdanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: dan⁴ dan⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dan dan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tan²¹³ tan²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam⁶ daam⁶
  - Yale: daahm daahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ daam⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ dam⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² taːm²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thâm-thâm
  - Hakka Romanization System: tam^ˊ tam^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tam¹ tam¹
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰam²⁴/

Adjective

淡淡

light; dull; pale (of colour)
plain (of flavour)
cold; indifferent; unenthusiastic
careless

Japanese

Kanji in this term
淡	淡
たん Grade: S	たん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative forms

澹澹(たんたん) (tantan)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たんたん [tàńtáń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [tã̠ntã̠ɴ]

Adverb

淡(たん)淡(たん) • (tantan)

calmly, quietly
彼女(かのじょ)は淡々(たんたん)と語(かた)った。
Kanojo wa tantan to katatta.
She spoke calmly.