渺茫

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

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• 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

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

Derived terms

前途渺茫

渺渺茫茫