隱隱約約

Chinese

		secret; hidden; concealed	secret; hidden; concealed	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (隱隱約約)		隱	隱	約	約
simp. (隐隐约约)		隐	隐	约	约
AABB-type reduplication of 隱約／隐约 (yǐnyuē).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐnyǐnyuēyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ ㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan² jan² joek³ joek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnyǐnyuēyuē [Phonetic: yínyǐnyuēyuē]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnyǐnyueyue
    • Wade–Giles: yin³-yin³-yüeh¹-yüeh¹
    • Yale: yǐn-yǐn-ywē-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinyiiniueiue
    • Palladius: иньиньюэюэ (inʹinʹjuejue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan² jan² joek³ joek³
    • Yale: yán yán yeuk yeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan² jan² joek⁸ joek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen² yen² yêg³ yêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn³⁵ jɐn³⁵ jœːk̚³ jœːk̚³/

Adjective

隱隱約約

1. vague; dim; faint

Adverb

隱隱約約

1. vaguely; dimly; faintly