泛泛

Chinese

		float; general; vague	float; general; vague
simp. and trad. (泛泛)		泛	泛
alternative forms		譀譀／𰶆𰶆 Taiwanese Hokkien

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fànfàn

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶ faan⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hàm-hàm

(Teochew, Peng'im): huang³ huang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fànfàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fànfàn
  - Wade–Giles: fan⁴-fan⁴
  - Yale: fàn-fàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannfann
  - Palladius: фаньфань (fanʹfanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁶ faan⁶
  - Yale: faahn faahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶ faan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶ fan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²² faːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàm-hàm
  - Tâi-lô: hàm-hàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: harmhaxm
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ham²¹⁻⁵³ ham²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ham⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ham⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huang³ huang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huàng huàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ²¹³/

Adjective

泛泛

common; ordinary
superficial; shallow; skin-deep
泛泛之交 ― fànfànzhījiāo ― nodding acquaintance

Synonyms

(common):

一般 (yībān)
一般子 (i⁶ ban¹ zr) (Xiang)
俗 (Xiamen Hokkien)
凡庸 (fányōng)
尋常／寻常 (xúncháng)
對頭／对头 (chiefly in the negative)
平凡 (píngfán)
平常 (píngcháng)
平庸 (píngyōng)
平板 (píngbǎn)
平淡 (píngdàn)
普通 (pǔtōng)
正常 (zhèngcháng)
簡單／简单 (jiǎndān)
通常 (tōngcháng)

(superficial):

浮泛 (fúfàn)
浮淺／浮浅 (fúqiǎn)
浮蕩／浮荡 (fúdàng)
淺薄／浅薄 (qiǎnbó)
淺陋／浅陋 (qiǎnlòu)
皮相 (píxiàng) (literary)
膚淺／肤浅 (fūqiǎn)
虛浮／虚浮 (xūfú)
譾陋／谫陋 (jiǎnlòu) (literary)
鄙劣 (bǐliè) (literary)
飄浮／飘浮 (piāofú)

Verb

泛泛

(Southern Min) to get by however one can; not to fuss about gains and losses
(Southern Min) be all right; will do

Adverb

泛泛

(Southern Min) quite; rather; fairly; considerably

Derived terms

平平泛泛
泛泛之交 (fànfànzhījiāo)
泛泛之輩／泛泛之辈
泛泛而談／泛泛而谈 (fànfàn'értán)

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