縹緲

Chinese

		misty; indistinct	indistinct
trad. (縹緲)		縹	緲
simp. (缥缈)		缥	缈
alternative forms		縹眇／缥眇 縹渺／缥渺 飄眇／飘眇 飄渺／飘渺 飄緲／飘缈 縹眇／缥眇 縹渺／缥渺 飄眇／飘眇 飄渺／飘渺 飄緲／飘缈 漂渺 瞟眇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piāomiǎo, piǎomiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄠˇ, ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): piu¹ miu⁵ / piu⁵ miu⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phiau-biáu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piāomiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piaomiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: pʻiao¹-miao³
    • Yale: pyāu-myǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piaumeau
    • Palladius: пяомяо (pjaomjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 縹緲／缥缈 飄渺／飘渺

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piǎomiǎo [Phonetic: piáomiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piǎomiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: pʻiao³-miao³
    • Yale: pyǎu-myǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peaumeau
    • Palladius: пяомяо (pjaomjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: piu¹ miu⁵ / piu⁵ miu⁵
    • Yale: pīu míuh / píuh míuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: piu¹ miu⁵ / piu⁵ miu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: piu¹ miu⁵ / piu⁵ miu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ miːu̯¹³/, /pʰiːu̯¹³ miːu̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiau-biáu
    • Tâi-lô: phiau-biáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phiau'biao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² biau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiau³³ biau⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

縹緲

1. (ideophonic, of object or person) high, far-away and appearing indistinctly; dimly discernible; misty
2. (ideophonic, of voice) clear and melodious; resounding
3. (in general) vague; unreal; dreamlike; fleeting

   • 在風中多麼縹緲 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     在风中多么缥缈 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 林家謙 [Terence Lam], 在空中的這一秒

     zoi⁶ fung¹ zung¹ do¹ mo¹ piu¹ miu⁵ [Jyutping]

     How dreamy it is in the wind

Derived terms

• 虛無縹緲／虚无缥缈 (xūwúpiāomiǎo)

 

Verb

縹緲

1. (literary) to drift in the wind or on water; to float; to flutter