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玄妙

玄妙

Chinese

		black; mysterious	clever; wonderful
simp. and trad. (玄妙)		玄	妙

Adjective

玄妙

mysterious
profound; abstruse; difficult to understand; esoteric

Noun

玄妙

mystery
a profound, abstruse, difficult to understand or esoteric concept

See also

深奥 (shēn'ào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuánmiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ miu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-biāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuánmiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanmiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ miu⁶
  - Yale: yùhn miuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ miu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ miːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-biāu
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-biāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienbiau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² biaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² biaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² biaʊ²²/