渺茫

Chinese

		vague; remote	vague; vast
trad. (渺茫)		渺	茫
simp. #(渺茫)		渺	茫
alternative forms		淼茫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miǎománg

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁵ mong⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): biáu-bông

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• 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/
• 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/
• 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/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 渺茫

1. vague; indistinct; remote
2. (of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous

Related terms

• 迷茫 (mímáng)