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遙望

遙望

See also: 遥望

Chinese

		distant; remote; far distant; remote; far; far away	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (遙望)		遙	望
simp. (遥望)		遥	望

Verb

遙望

(literary) to spot from a distance; to see something from far away

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáowàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ mong⁶
Min Nan (POJ): iâu-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáowàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauwanq
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ mong⁶
  - Yale: yìuh mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ mong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ mɔːŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâu-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: iâu-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iau'bong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ¹³⁻²² bɔŋ²²/