彌漫

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See also: 弥漫

Chinese

		full; to fill	free; unrestrained; inundate
trad. (彌漫/瀰漫)		彌/瀰	漫
simp. (弥漫)		弥	漫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mímàn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ maan⁶ / mei⁴ maan⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mî-bān / bî-bān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mímàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mímàn
  - Wade–Giles: mi²-man⁴
  - Yale: mí-màn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mimann
  - Palladius: мимань (mimanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ män⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    彌漫 / 弥漫
    迷漫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁴ maan⁶ / mei⁴ maan⁶
  - Yale: nèih maahn / mèih maahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ maan⁶ / mei⁴ maan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: néi⁴ man⁶ / méi⁴ man⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ maːn²²/, /mei̯²¹ maːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-bān
  - Tâi-lô: mî-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mi'ban
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² ban²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² ban⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ¹³⁻²² ban²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî-bān
  - Tâi-lô: bî-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bi'ban
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi²⁴⁻²² ban⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bi²⁴⁻²² ban²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi¹³⁻²² ban²²/

Verb

彌漫

(of smoke, sand, odour, etc.) to pervade; to permeate; to spread everywhere; to be filled with
- 母親推開門，看到室內煙霧瀰漫，用手到處搧。 [MSC, trad.]
  母亲推开门，看到室内烟雾弥漫，用手到处扇。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Shi-Kuo Chang, 棋王 Chapter 7
  Mǔqīn tuīkāi mén, kàndào shìnèi yānwù mímàn, yòng shǒu dàochù shān.
  mother opened the door and saw that the room was filled with smoke. She went through the room using her hand to fan away the smoke.

Usage notes

Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of 瀰漫.

Synonyms

包圍 / 包围 (bāowéi)
塕埃 (Min Nan)
掩蓋 / 掩盖 (yǎngài)
籠罩 / 笼罩 (lǒngzhào)
網 / 网 (wǎng)
覆蓋 / 覆盖 (fùgài)

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