"渺茫" meaning in All languages combined

See 渺茫 on Wiktionary

Adjective [Chinese]

IPA: /mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/, /miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/, /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/, /biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/, /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/, /biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/, /biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/ Chinese transliterations: miǎománg [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], miu⁵ mong⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], biáu-bông, miǎománg [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], miǎománg [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], miao³-mang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], myǎu-máng [Mandarin, Yale], meaumang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мяоман [Mandarin, Palladius], mjaoman [Mandarin, Palladius], míuh mòhng [Cantonese, Yale], miu⁵ mong⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], miu⁵ mong⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], biáu-bông [Hokkien, POJ], biáu-bông [Hokkien, Tai-lo], biaw'boong [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], mjiewX mang [Middle-Chinese] Forms: 淼茫
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 渺茫
  1. vague; indistinct; remote
    Sense id: en-渺茫-zh-adj-Jov1XY4G Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 31 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
  2. (of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous Tags: future, usually
    Sense id: en-渺茫-zh-adj--6kcTlsJ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 31 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
  3. (of water) expansive; vast; boundless
    Sense id: en-渺茫-zh-adj-P~8-atVi Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 31 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 前途渺茫, 渺渺茫茫 Related terms: 迷茫 (mímáng)
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      "word": "前途渺茫"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "渺渺茫茫"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "淼茫",
      "raw_tags": [
        "“expansive”"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "36 33 31",
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          "remote",
          "remote"
        ]
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        },
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          "_dis": "36 33 31",
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          "slim",
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          "marginal",
          "marginal"
        ],
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          "tenuous",
          "tenuous"
        ]
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      ],
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        "of hope"
      ],
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      ]
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      "id": "en-渺茫-zh-adj-P~8-atVi",
      "links": [
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          "expansive",
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        [
          "vast",
          "vast"
        ],
        [
          "boundless",
          "boundless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of water) expansive; vast; boundless"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of water"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miǎománg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ mong⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "biáu-bông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miǎománg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miǎománg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miao³-mang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myǎu-máng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "meaumang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяоман"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjaoman"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "míuh mòhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ mong⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ mong⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biáu-bông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biáu-bông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biaw'boong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjiewX mang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "渺茫"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 渺",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 茫",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese adjectives",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "前途渺茫"
    },
    {
      "word": "渺渺茫茫"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
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      "roman": "mímáng",
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        "vague; indistinct; remote"
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      ],
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          "slim",
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        "of hope"
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      ]
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      ],
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          "vast",
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        [
          "boundless",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of water) expansive; vast; boundless"
      ],
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        "of water"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miǎománg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ mong⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "biáu-bông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miǎománg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miǎománg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miao³-mang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myǎu-máng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "meaumang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяоман"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjaoman"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "míuh mòhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ mong⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ mong⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biáu-bông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biáu-bông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biaw'boong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjiewX mang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ mɔːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "渺茫"
}

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