Chinese edit

vague; remote vague; vast
trad. (渺茫)
simp. #(渺茫)
alternative forms 淼茫 “expansive”

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (4) (4)
Final () (91) (101)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter mjiewX mang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/miᴇuX/ /mɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/miɛuX/ /mɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/mjæuX/ /mɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/miawX/ /maŋ/
Li
Rong
/miɛuX/ /mɑŋ/
Wang
Li
/mĭɛuX/ /mɑŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mi̯ɛuX/ /mɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
miǎo máng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
miu5 mong4

Adjective edit

渺茫

  1. vague; indistinct; remote
  2. (of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous
  3. (of water) expansive; vast; boundless

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