深奧

See also: 深奥

Chinese

		deep; profound	obscure; mysterious
trad. (深奧/深奥)		深	奧/奥
simp. (深奥)		深	奥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēn'ào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ou³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̂m-o
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-ò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēn'ào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shen-ào
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-ao⁴
  - Yale: shēn-àu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenaw
  - Palladius: шэньао (šɛnʹao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    深奧 / 深奥
    申奧 / 申奥
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ ou³
  - Yale: sām ou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ ou̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̂m-o
  - Hakka Romanization System: ciim^ˊ o
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cim¹ o⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ o⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-ò
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-ò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chim'oix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰim³³ o⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² o²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ o¹¹/

Adjective

深奧

profound; abstruse; difficult to understand; esoteric

Synonyms

奧妙 / 奥妙 (àomiào)
微妙 (wēimiào)
深邃 (shēnsuì)
玄妙 (xuánmiào)
精微 (jīngwēi) (profound and subtle)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (深奧):

→ Japanese: 深奥(しんおう) (shin'ō)
→ Korean: 심오(深奧) (simo)

References

羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “深奥”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN