杳杳

See also: 杲杲

Chinese

		dark and quiet; disappear	dark and quiet; disappear
trad. (杳杳)		杳	杳
simp. #(杳杳)		杳	杳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎoyǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎoyǎo [Phonetic: yáoyǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎoyǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-yao³
    • Yale: yǎu-yǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauyeau
    • Palladius: яояо (jaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

杳杳

1. (literary, poetic) dark; obscure

   • 眴兮杳杳，孔靜幽默。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     眴兮杳杳，孔静幽默。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Xuàn xī yǎoyǎo, kǒng jìng yōumò. [Pinyin]

     Wherever I see, it is dark and empty, amid total silence.

   • 下有陳死人，杳杳即長暮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     下有陈死人，杳杳即长暮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: a. early 3rd century, 14th entry in the Nineteen Old Poems (《古詩十九首·驅車上東門》)

     Xià yǒu chén sǐrén, yǎoyǎo jí cháng mù. [Pinyin]

     Underneath are the ancient corpses, forever detained in darkness.