虚无缥渺 — “Illusory, ethereal, vague, or intangible”
虚无缥渺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Illusory, ethereal, vague, or intangible”. Describing something that is indistinct, unreal, and hard to grasp. Literally, “unreal and ethereal”.
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虚无缥渺 Pronunciation and Pinyin
虚无缥渺 Character Breakdown
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他的梦想听起来有些虚无缥渺，但我们依然鼓励他去尝试。
His dream sounds a bit illusory and intangible, but we still encourage him to try.
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Synonyms of 虚无缥渺
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- xū虚wèi为wēi委yí蛇outwardly courteous but insincere
- xū虚wèi位yǐ以dài待hold a position open for someone
- xū虚shòu受yì益，，mǎn满zhāo招sǔn损Humility benefits, conceit harms
- xū虚míng名zài在wài外undeserved fame
- xū虚míng名bó薄lì利indifferent to fame and gain
- xū虚zuǐ嘴lüè掠shé舌sweet-talk with glib, insincere words
- xū虚táng堂xuán悬jìng镜scrupulously fair, just, and impartial
- xū虚shēng声dòng恫hè吓to bluff and make empty threats
- xū虚shí实shī失dù度imbalance between reality and illusion
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Open the tool →Questions about 虚无缥渺
What does 虚无缥渺 mean?
虚无缥渺 (xū wú piǎo miǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Illusory, ethereal, vague, or intangible”.
How do you pronounce 虚无缥渺?
虚无缥渺 is pronounced xū wú piǎo miǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 虚无缥渺 literally mean?
Literally, 虚无缥渺 means “unreal and ethereal”. It is used to mean “Illusory, ethereal, vague, or intangible”.
What is the Chinese definition of 虚无缥渺?
虚无：虚幻不实。若有若无的样子。形容空虚渺茫，不可捉摸