渺茫 [－－]

Jyutping miu5 mong4
Pinyin miǎo máng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. uncertain
  2. remote
  3. distant and indistinct
  4. vague
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    （​機會​）​好細​，​無​把握
    having little chance; uncertain
    • 生存機會渺茫
      生存机会渺茫
      sang1 cyun4 gei1 wui6 miu5 mong4
      to have very little chance of survival
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    vague; indistinct; remote
  2. adj, of water
    expansive; vast; boundless
  3. adj, future, of hope, usually
    uncertain; slim; marginal; tenuous
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    未来很渺茫。
    未來很渺茫。
    wèi lái hěn miǎo máng 。
    • The future is very uncertain.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个病人康复机会渺茫，所以寻晚医生同屋企人倾完D咗佢，畀佢舒服啲走。
    嗰個病人康復機會渺茫，所以尋晚醫生同屋企人傾完D咗佢，畀佢舒服啲走。
    go2 go3 beng6 jan4 hong1 fuk6 gei1 wui6 miu5 mong4, so2 ji5 cam4 maan5 ji1 sang1 tung4 uk1 kei5 jan4 king1 jyun4 di1 zo2 keoi5, bei2 keoi5 syu1 fuk6 di1 zau2.
    • That patient has a minimal chance of recovery, so last night the case doctor gave an DNACPR order after talking to the family, to allow him to pass away peacefully.
  2. Cantonese
    生存机会渺茫
    生存機會渺茫
    sang1 cyun4 gei1 wui6 miu5 mong4
    • to have very little chance of survival