渺茫

Chinese

		vague; remote	vague; vast
simp. and trad. (渺茫)		渺	茫
variant forms		淼茫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miǎománg

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁵ mong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): biáu-bông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: miǎománg
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meaumang
  - IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: miu⁵ mong⁴
  - Yale: míuh mòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁵ mong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: miu⁵ mong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biáu-bông
  - Tâi-lô: biáu-bông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biaw'boong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/

Adjective

渺茫

vague; indistinct; remote
(of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous

Derived terms

前途渺茫

渺渺茫茫

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