寡淡

Chinese

		few; widowed	insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
trad. (寡淡)		寡	淡
simp. #(寡淡)		寡	淡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǎdàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa² daam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǎdàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǎdàn
    • Wade–Giles: kua³-tan⁴
    • Yale: gwǎ-dàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goadann
    • Palladius: гуадань (guadanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa² daam⁶
    • Yale: gwá daahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa² daam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua² dam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː³⁵ taːm²²/

Adjective

寡淡

1. (of taste) dull; tasteless
2. (of attitude, etc.) cold; cool