泱泱

Chinese

		agitated (wind, cloud); boundless	agitated (wind, cloud); boundless
trad. (泱泱)		泱	泱
simp. #(泱泱)		泱	泱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāngyāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤ ㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng¹ joeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāngyāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤ ㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yangyang
    • Wade–Giles: yang¹-yang¹
    • Yale: yāng-yāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iangiang
    • Palladius: янъян (janʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng¹ joeng¹
    • Yale: yēung yēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng¹ joeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng¹ yêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

泱泱

1. (literary) vast; broad
2. (literary, figurative) mighty; great; impressive
3. (literary, of clouds) rising; surging

Derived terms

• 泱泱大國／泱泱大国 (yāngyāng dàguó)
• 泱泱大風／泱泱大风