泛泛

Chinese

		float; general; vague	float; general; vague
simp. and trad. (泛泛)		泛	泛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fànfàn

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ
Min Nan (POJ): hàm-hàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fànfàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannfann
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ fa̠n⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (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/

Adjective

泛泛

general; common; superficial

泛泛之交 ― fànfànzhījiāo ― nodding acquaintance

Verb

泛泛

(Min Nan) to get by however one can, not to fuss about gains and losses
(Min Nan) be all right; will do
(Min Nan) quite, rather, fairly, considerably

Derived terms

平平泛泛
泛泛之交

泛泛之輩／泛泛之辈
泛泛而談／泛泛而谈 (fànfàn'értán)

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