泛泛

泛泛

Chinese

		float; general; vague	float; general; vague
simp. and trad. (泛泛)		泛	泛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànfàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ

• Min Nan (POJ): hàm-hàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fànfàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannfann
    • IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàm-hàm
    • Tâi-lô: hàm-hàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harmhaxm
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ham²¹⁻⁵³ ham²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ham⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ham⁴¹/

Adjective

泛泛

1. general; common; superficial

   泛泛之交  ―  fànfànzhījiāo  ―  nodding acquaintance

Verb

泛泛

1. (Min Nan) to get by however one can, not to fuss about gains and losses
2. (Min Nan) be all right; will do
3. (Min Nan) quite, rather, fairly, considerably

Derived terms

平平泛泛 泛泛之交

泛泛之輩／泛泛之辈 泛泛而談／泛泛而谈 (fànfàn'értán)