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縹緲

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piāomiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠㄇㄧㄠˇ
  - 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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    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

(ideophonic, of object or person) high, far-away and appearing indistinctly; dimly discernible; misty
(ideophonic, of voice) clear and melodious; resounding
(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

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

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