"微妙" meaning in Chinese

See 微妙 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mei̯²¹ miːu̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bi²⁴⁻²² biau²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bi²⁴⁻²² biau⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /bi¹³⁻²² biau²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /bi²⁴⁻¹¹ biau³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /bi²³⁻³³ biau³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/, /weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/, /mei̯²¹ miːu̯²²/, /bi²⁴⁻²² biau²²/, /bi²⁴⁻²² biau⁴¹/, /bi¹³⁻²² biau²²/, /bi²⁴⁻¹¹ biau³³/, /bi²³⁻³³ biau³³/ Chinese transliterations: wēimiào [Mandarin, Pinyin], wéimiào [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁴ miu⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bî-biāu, wēimiào [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], weimiào [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei¹-miao⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wēi-myàu [Mandarin, Yale], ueimiaw [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэймяо [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjmjao [Mandarin, Palladius], wéimiào [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wéimiào [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei²-miao⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wéi-myàu [Mandarin, Yale], weimiaw [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], mèih miuh [Cantonese, Yale], mei⁴ miu⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méi⁴ miu⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bî-biāu [Hokkien, POJ], bî-biāu [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bi'biau [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 微妙
  1. subtle and delicate; tricksy; intricate Synonyms: 奧妙 (àomiào), 奥妙 (àomiào), 深奧 (shēn'ào), 深奥 (shēn'ào), 深邃 (shēnsuì), 玄妙 (xuánmiào), 精微 (jīngwēi) (english: profound and subtle)
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wēimiào"
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      "zh-pron": "weimiào"
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    },
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "wēi-myàu"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ueimiaw"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэймяо"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjmjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéimiào"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wéimiào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wei²-miao⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi-myàu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weimiaw"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mèih miuh"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁴ miu⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁴ miu⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-biāu"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-biāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bi'biau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² biau²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ biau³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²³⁻³³ biau³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ miːu̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² biau²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ biau³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²³⁻³³ biau³³/"
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  "word": "微妙"
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      "zh-pron": "wéimiào"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Yale"
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    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ueimiaw"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэймяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjmjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wéimiào"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wéimiào"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
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    },
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        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weimiaw"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mèih miuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁴ miu⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁴ miu⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ miːu̯²²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-biāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bî-biāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bi'biau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² biau²²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ biau³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²³⁻³³ biau³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯²¹ miːu̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi²⁴⁻²² biau⁴¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/bi¹³⁻²² biau²²/"
    },
    {
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      "word": "奧妙"
    },
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      "roman": "àomiào",
      "word": "奥妙"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēn'ào",
      "word": "深奧"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēn'ào",
      "word": "深奥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēnsuì",
      "word": "深邃"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xuánmiào",
      "word": "玄妙"
    },
    {
      "english": "profound and subtle",
      "roman": "jīngwēi",
      "word": "精微"
    }
  ],
  "word": "微妙"
}

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