杳杳

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See also: 杲杲

Chinese

		dark and quiet; disappear	dark and quiet; disappear
trad. (杳杳)		杳	杳
simp. ^#(杳杳)		杳	杳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎoyǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎoyǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎoyǎo
  - Wade–Giles: yao³-yao³
  - Yale: yǎu-yǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauyeau
  - Palladius: яояо (jaojao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

杳杳

(literary, poetic) dark; obscure
- 眴兮杳杳，孔靜幽默。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  眴兮杳杳，孔静幽默。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE
  Xuàn xī yǎoyǎo, kǒng jìng yōumò.
  Wherever I see, it is dark and empty, amid total silence.
- 下有陳死人，杳杳即長暮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  下有陈死人，杳杳即长暮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: a. early 3rd century, 14th entry in the Nineteen Old Poems (《古詩十九首·驅車上東門》)
  Xià yǒu chén sǐrén, yǎoyǎo jí cháng mù.
  Underneath are the ancient corpses, forever detained in darkness.

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