縹緲
Chinese
| misty; indistinct | indistinct | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (縹緲) | 縹 | 緲 | |
| simp. (缥缈) | 缥 | 缈 | |
| alternative forms | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin: piāomiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: piaomiǎo
- Wade–Giles: pʻiao1-miao3
- Yale: pyāu-myǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piaumeau
- Palladius: пяомяо (pjaomjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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飄渺 / 飘渺
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: piǎomiǎo [Phonetic: piáomiǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: piǎomiǎo
- Wade–Giles: pʻiao3-miao3
- Yale: pyǎu-myǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peaumeau
- Palladius: пяомяо (pjaomjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: piu1 miu5 / piu5 miu5
- Yale: pīu míuh / píuh míuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: piu1 miu5 / piu5 miu5
- Guangdong Romanization: piu1 miu5 / piu5 miu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ miːu̯¹³/, /pʰiːu̯¹³ miːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiau-biáu
- Tâi-lô: phiau-biáu
- Phofsit Daibuun: phiau'biao
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² biau⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiau³³ biau⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Adjective
縹緲
- (ideophonic, of object or person) high, far-away and appearing indistinctly; dimly discernible; misty
- (ideophonic, of voice) clear and melodious; resounding
- (in general) vague; unreal; dreamlike; fleeting
- (Can we date this quote?), “在空中的這一秒”[1]performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:
Derived terms
Verb
縹緲