遙遙

See also: 遥遥

Chinese

		distant; remote; far distant; remote; far; far away	distant; remote; far distant; remote; far; far away
trad. (遙遙)		遙	遙
simp. (遥遥)		遥	遥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yáoyáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yáoyáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yáoyáo
    • Wade–Giles: yao²-yao²
    • Yale: yáu-yáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyau
    • Palladius: яояо (jaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu⁴
    • Yale: yìuh yìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹/

Adjective

遙遙

1. far away; long way off; distant; remote

Derived terms

• 遙遙無期／遥遥无期 (yáoyáowúqī)
• 遙遙相對／遥遥相对
• 遙遙華胄／遥遥华胄
• 遙遙領先／遥遥领先 (yáoyáolǐngxiān)