深奧

See also: 深奥

Chinese

		deep; profound	obscure; mysterious
trad. (深奧/深奥)		深	奧/奥
simp. (深奥)		深	奥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēn'ào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ou³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̂m-o
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-ò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēn'ào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shen-ào
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-ao⁴
    • Yale: shēn-àu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenaw
    • Palladius: шэньао (šɛnʹao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ ou³
    • Yale: sām ou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ ou̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̂m-o
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciim^ˊ o
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cim¹ o⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ o⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-ò
    • Tâi-lô: tshim-ò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chim'oix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² o²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰim³³ o⁴¹/

Adjective

深奧

1. profound; abstruse; difficult to understand; esoteric

Synonyms

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• 奧妙 / 奥妙 (àomiào)
• 微妙 (wēimiào)
• 深邃 (shēnsuì)
• 玄妙 (xuánmiào)
• 精微 (jīngwēi) (profound and subtle)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (深奧):

• → Japanese: 深奥(しんおう) (shin'ō)
• → Korean: 심오(深奧) (simo)

References

• 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “深奥”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN