昭昭

Chinese

		illustrious; manifest	illustrious; manifest
simp. and trad. (昭昭)		昭	昭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāozhāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāozhāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaojhao
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-chao¹
    • Yale: jāu-jāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaujau
    • Palladius: чжаочжао (čžaočžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

昭昭

1. (literary) bright; brilliant
2. (literary) understanding; enlightened

   • 沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我獨若昏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我独若昏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE

     Dùndùn xī, súrén zhāozhāo, wǒ dú ruò hūn. [Pinyin]

     I am in a state of chaos. Ordinary men look bright and intelligent, while I alone seem to be benighted.

3. (literary) clear; obvious; notable; prominent

Derived terms

• 以其昏昏，使人昭昭 (yǐqíhūnhūn, shǐrénzhāozhāo)
• 昭昭天命 (zhāozhāo tiānmìng)