平淡

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
trad. (平淡)		平	淡
simp. #(平淡)		平	淡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngdàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ daam⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-tām

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngdàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngdàn
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-tan⁴
    • Yale: píng-dàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngdann
    • Palladius: пиндань (pindanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ tän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ daam⁶
    • Yale: pìhng daahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ daam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ dam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ taːm²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-tām
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-tām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengdam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tam²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² tam²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tam³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ tam³³/

Adjective

平淡

1. (of life, conversation, etc.) flat; insipid; ordinary; dull (of artwork or composition) bald; blunt (of a person's nature) gentle; mild; placid; moderate

Synonyms

• 一般 (yībān)
• 一般子 (i⁶ ban¹ zr) (Xiang)
• 俗 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 凡庸 (fányōng)
• 尋常／寻常 (xúncháng)
• 對頭／对头 (chiefly in the negative)
• 平凡 (píngfán)
• 平常 (píngcháng)
• 平庸 (píngyōng)
• 平板 (píngbǎn)
• 普通 (pǔtōng)
• 正常 (zhèngcháng)
• 泛泛 (fànfàn)
• 簡單／简单 (jiǎndān)
• 通常 (tōngcháng)

 

Antonyms

• 精彩 (jīngcǎi)

Derived terms

• 平平淡淡
• 平淡無奇／平淡无奇