若即若離

Chinese

		to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from
trad. (若即若離)		若	即	若	離
simp. (若即若离)		若	即	若	离

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruòjíruòlí

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ zik¹ joek⁶ lei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ruòjíruòlí
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohjyiruohli
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruòjíruòlí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐwɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐwɔ⁵¹ li³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ zik¹ joek⁶ lei⁴
  - Yale: yeuhk jīk yeuhk lèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ dzik⁷ joek⁹ lei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ jig¹ yêg⁶ léi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːk̚² t͡sɪk̚⁵ jœ̽ːk̚² lei̯²¹/

Idiom

若即若離

to be neither friendly nor aloof; to maintain a lukewarm relationship
to be unclear; to be vague

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