隱約
See also: 隐约
Chinese
| secret; hidden; concealed | appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (隱約) | 隱 | 約 | |
| simp. (隐约) | 隐 | 约 | |
Pronunciation
Adjective
隱約
- faint; vague; indistinct
- (literary, of language style) implicit and concise; subtle
- 夫《詩》《書》隱約者，欲遂其志之思也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Fú “Shī” “Shū” yǐnyuē zhě, yù suì qí zhì zhī sī yě. [Pinyin]
- Of passages in the Shijing and the Shangshu, the subtle ones were so, because their authors wished to fully express the innermost thoughts in their minds.
夫《诗》《书》隐约者，欲遂其志之思也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (faint):
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “faint”): 清晰 (qīngxī)
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