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漂浮

漂浮

Chinese

		to bleach; elegant; polished to bleach; elegant; polished; to float; to drift	to float
simp. and trad. (漂浮)		漂	浮

Alternative forms

飄浮／飘浮 (piāofú)

Verb

漂浮

to float

Adjective

漂浮

superficial; showy (of style of work)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): piāofú

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄠㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): piu¹ fau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): phiau-phû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: piāofú
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠㄈㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piaufwu
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fu³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    漂浮
    飄浮／飘浮
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: piu¹ fau⁴
  - Yale: pīu fàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: piu¹ fau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiau-phû
  - Tâi-lô: phiau-phû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phiauphuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiaʊ³³ pʰu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰu²³/