若即若離

Chinese

		to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from
trad. (若即若離)		若	即	若	離
simp. (若即若离)		若	即	若	离

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruòjíruòlí

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ zik¹ joek⁶ lei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruòjíruòlí
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruòjíruòlí
    • Wade–Giles: jo⁴-chi²-jo⁴-li²
    • Yale: rwò-jí-rwò-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohjyiruohli
    • Palladius: жоцзижоли (žoczižoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ li³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ zik¹ joek⁶ lei⁴
    • Yale: yeuhk jīk yeuhk lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ dzik⁷ joek⁹ lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ jig¹ yêg⁶ léi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² t͡sɪk̚⁵ jœːk̚² lei̯²¹/

Idiom

若即若離

1. to be neither friendly nor aloof; to maintain a lukewarm relationship
2. to be unclear; to be vague