縹緲 [缥缈]

Jyutping piu1 miu5
Pinyin piǎo miǎo

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

縹緲 [缥缈]

Jyutping piu5 miu5
Pinyin piāo miǎo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, ideophonic, of object or person
    high, far-away and appearing indistinctly; dimly discernible; misty
  2. adj, usually
    vague; unreal; dreamlike; fleeting
  3. adj, ideophonic, of voice
    clear and melodious; resounding
  4. verb, literary
    to drift in the wind or on water; to float; to flutter

縹緲 [缥缈]

Jyutping piu5 miu5
Pinyin piǎo miǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, ideophonic, of object or person
    high, far-away and appearing indistinctly; dimly discernible; misty
  2. adj, usually
    vague; unreal; dreamlike; fleeting
  3. adj, ideophonic, of voice
    clear and melodious; resounding
  4. verb, literary
    to drift in the wind or on water; to float; to flutter
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虚无缥缈
    虛無縹緲
    • (of talks or speeches, etc.) to be abstruse, vague and insubstantial
  2. Cantonese
    佢信咗邪教，讲嘢虚无缥缈，不著边际。
    佢信咗邪教，講嘢虛無縹緲，不著邊際。
    • Since she became a believer of the cult, what she says has been very vague and discursive.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这么多年你还在不停奔跑 眼看著明天依然虚无缥缈
    這麼多年你還在不停奔跑 眼看著明天依然虛無縹緲
    zhè me duō nián nǐ hái zài bù tíng bēn pǎo ， yǎn kàn zhe míng tiān yī rán xū wú piāo miǎo
    • You've been keeping on running since so many years ago / What you can only do is to let tomorrow be still unpredictable