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繁瑣

繁瑣

See also: 繁琐

Chinese

		complicated; many; in great numbers	fragmentary; trifling
trad. (繁瑣)		繁	瑣
simp. (繁琐)		繁	琐

Adjective

繁瑣

complicated and tedious; overloaded with details

Synonyms

煩瑣／烦琐 (fánsuǒ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fánsuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁴ so²
Min Nan (POJ): hoân-só

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: fánsuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanrsuoo
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠n³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    煩瑣／烦琐
    繁瑣／繁琐
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁴ so²
  - Yale: fàahn só
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴ so²
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑːn²¹ sɔː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-só
  - Tâi-lô: huân-só
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoansoir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan²⁴⁻²² sɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huan²⁴⁻²² sɤ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan¹³⁻²² sɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huan²⁴⁻¹¹ so⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan²³⁻³³ sɤ⁴¹/