隱隱約約

Chinese

		secret; hidden; concealed	secret; hidden; concealed	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (隱隱約約)		隱	隱	約	約
simp. (隐隐约约)		隐	隐	约	约
AABB-type reduplication of 隱約／隐约 (yǐnyuē).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnyǐnyuēyuē

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝㄩㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan² jan² joek³ joek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐnyǐnyuēyuē [Phonetic: yínyǐnyuēyuē]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝㄩㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyinyyiniueiue
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵⁵ y̯œ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan² jan² joek³ joek³
  - Yale: yán yán yeuk yeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan² jan² joek⁸ joek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen² yen² yêg³ yêg³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn³⁵ jɐn³⁵ jœ̽ːk̚³ jœ̽ːk̚³/

Adjective

隱隱約約

vague; dim; faint

Adverb

隱隱約約

vaguely; dimly; faintly

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