渺茫
Chinese
| vague; remote | vague; vast | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (渺茫) | 渺 | 茫 | |
| simp. #(渺茫) | 渺 | 茫 | |
| alternative forms | 淼茫 “expansive” | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): miu5 mong4
- Gan (Wiktionary): mieu3 'mong4
- Eastern Min (BUC): miēu-mòng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): biáu-bông
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: miǎománg
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miǎománg
- Wade–Giles: miao3-mang2
- Yale: myǎu-máng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meaumang
- Palladius: мяоман (mjaoman)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: miu5 mong4
- Yale: míuh mòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: miu5 mong4
- Guangdong Romanization: miu5 mong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biáu-bông
- Tâi-lô: biáu-bông
- Phofsit Daibuun: biaw'boong
- IPA (Xiamen): /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: mjiewX mang
Adjective
渺茫
- vague; indistinct; remote
- (of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous
- (of water) expansive; vast; boundless
- 扶桑已在渺茫中，家在扶桑東更東。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: circa 860s, 韋莊 (Wei Zhuang), 《送日本國僧敬龍歸》(Farewell to Monk Keiryū Returning to Japan)
- Fúsāng yǐ zài miǎománg zhōng, jiā zài Fúsāng dōng gèng dōng. [Pinyin]
- The mythical Fusang fades into the boundless sea,
Yet your home lies further east, beyond Fusang's reach.
扶桑已在渺茫中，家在扶桑东更东。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
- 前途渺茫
- 渺渺茫茫
Related terms
- 迷茫 (mímáng)