"渺茫" meaning in Chinese

See 渺茫 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 渺茫
  1. vague; indistinct; remote
    Sense id: en-渺茫-zh-adj-Jov1XY4G
  2. (of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous Tags: future, usually
    Sense id: en-渺茫-zh-adj--6kcTlsJ
  3. (of water) expansive; vast; boundless
    Sense id: en-渺茫-zh-adj-P~8-atVi Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 65
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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          "slim",
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          "marginal",
          "marginal"
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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        "of hope"
      ],
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      ]
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        "expansive; vast; boundless"
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        "(of water) expansive; vast; boundless"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "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 with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "前途渺茫"
    },
    {
      "word": "渺渺茫茫"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "roman": "mímáng",
      "word": "迷茫"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "indistinct",
          "indistinct"
        ],
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          "remote",
          "remote"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous"
      ],
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          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ],
        [
          "slim",
          "slim"
        ],
        [
          "marginal",
          "marginal"
        ],
        [
          "tenuous",
          "tenuous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of hope, future, etc.) uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of hope"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "expansive; vast; boundless"
      ],
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        [
          "expansive",
          "expansive"
        ],
        [
          "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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