杳然

Chinese

		dark and quiet; disappear	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (杳然)		杳	然
simp. #(杳然)		杳	然

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎorán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁵ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎorán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎorán
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-jan²
    • Yale: yǎu-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauran
    • Palladius: яожань (jaožanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: miu⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: míuh yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: miu⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

Adjective

杳然

1. quiet, silent, and lonely
2. far and indistinct
3. gone without a trace

Derived terms

• 人跡杳然 / 人迹杳然
• 杳然無蹤 / 杳然无踪
• 音信杳然 (yīnxìnyǎorán)
• 音問杳然 / 音问杳然