泛泛

Chinese

		float; general; vague	float; general; vague
simp. and trad. (泛泛)		泛	泛
alternative forms		譀譀／𰶆𰶆 Taiwanese Hokkien

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànfàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶ faan⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hàm-hàm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huang³ huang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fànfàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànfàn
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴-fan⁴
    • Yale: fàn-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannfann
    • Palladius: фаньфань (fanʹfanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan⁶ faan⁶
    • Yale: faahn faahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶ faan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶ fan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²² faːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàm-hàm
    • Tâi-lô: hàm-hàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harmhaxm
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ham²¹⁻⁵³ ham²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ham⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ham⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huang³ huang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huàng huàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ²¹³/

Adjective

泛泛

1. common; ordinary
2. superficial; shallow; skin-deep

   泛泛之交  ―  fànfànzhījiāo  ―  nodding acquaintance

Synonyms

• (common):

• 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)
• 平淡 (píngdàn)
• 普通 (pǔtōng)
• 正常 (zhèngcháng)
• 簡單／简单 (jiǎndān)
• 通常 (tōngcháng)

 

• (superficial):

• 浮泛 (fúfàn)
• 浮淺／浮浅 (fúqiǎn)
• 浮蕩／浮荡 (fúdàng)
• 淺薄／浅薄 (qiǎnbó)
• 淺陋／浅陋 (qiǎnlòu)
• 皮相 (píxiàng) (literary)
• 膚淺／肤浅 (fūqiǎn)
• 虛浮／虚浮 (xūfú)
• 譾陋／谫陋 (jiǎnlòu) (literary)
• 鄙劣 (bǐliè) (literary)
• 飄浮／飘浮 (piāofú)

 

Verb

泛泛

1. (Southern Min) to get by however one can; not to fuss about gains and losses
2. (Southern Min) be all right; will do

Adverb

泛泛

1. (Southern Min) quite; rather; fairly; considerably

Derived terms

• 平平泛泛
• 泛泛之交 (fànfànzhījiāo)
• 泛泛之輩／泛泛之辈
• 泛泛而談／泛泛而谈 (fànfàn'értán)