淡泊

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	to anchor; touch at; to moor
trad. (淡泊)		淡	泊
simp. #(淡泊)		淡	泊
alternative forms		澹泊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dànbó

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ bok⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tǎm-po̍h / tām-po̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dànbó
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dànbó
    • Wade–Giles: tan⁴-po²
    • Yale: dàn-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannbor
    • Palladius: даньбо (danʹbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 淡泊 淡薄

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: daam⁶ bok⁶
    • Yale: daahm bohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ bok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ bog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² pɔːk̚²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 淡泊 淡薄

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-po̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tǎm-po̍h
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² poʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-po̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tām-po̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daxmpoih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tam²²⁻²¹ poʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ pɤʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ poʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ poʔ¹²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: damX|damH bak

Rime
Character	淡	淡	泊
Reading #	2/4	4/4	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	定 (7)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	談 (143)	談 (143)	鐸 (104)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	徒敢切	徒濫切	傍各切
Baxter	damX	damH	bak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑmX/	/dɑmH/	/bwɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑmX/	/dɑmH/	/bʷɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑmX/	/dɑmH/	/buɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/damX/	/damH/	/bwak̚/
Li Rong	/dɑmX/	/dɑmH/	/buɑk̚/
Wang Li	/dɑmX/	/dɑmH/	/buɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱɑmX/	/dʱɑmH/	/bʱwɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dàn	dàn	bó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	daam6	daam6	bok6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[l]ˤamʔ  [b]ˤak/

  (Zhengzhang): /*l'aːmʔ|l'aːms  baːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	淡	泊
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dàn	bó
Middle Chinese	‹ damX ›	‹ bak ›
Old Chinese	/*[l]ˁamʔ/	/*[b]ˁak/
English	insipid	calm, still
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	淡	淡	泊
Reading #	2/4	3/4	1/1
No.	14300	14305	189
Phonetic component	炎	炎	白
Rime group	談	談	鐸
Rime subdivision	1	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	噉	憺	泊
Old Chinese	/*l'aːmʔ/	/*l'aːms/	/*baːɡ/

Verb

淡泊

1. (formal) to live a simple life; to not seek fame and wealth

Derived terms

• 淡泊名利 (dànbómínglì)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (淡泊):

• → Japanese: 淡泊(たんぱく) (tanpaku)
• → Korean: 담박(淡泊) (dambak)

See also

• 恬淡 (tiándàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
淡	泊
たん Grade: S	はく > ぱく Grade: S
on’yomi

Adjective

淡(たん)泊(ぱく) • (tanpaku) -na (adnominal 淡(たん)泊(ぱく)な (tanpaku na), adverbial 淡(たん)泊(ぱく)に (tanpaku ni))

1. Alternative spelling of 淡白

Inflection

Inflection of 淡泊

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	淡泊だろ	たんぱくだろ	tanpaku daro
Continuative (連用形)	淡泊で	たんぱくで	tanpaku de
Terminal (終止形)	淡泊だ	たんぱくだ	tanpaku da
Attributive (連体形)	淡泊な	たんぱくな	tanpaku na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	淡泊なら	たんぱくなら	tanpaku nara
Imperative (命令形)	淡泊であれ	たんぱくであれ	tanpaku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	淡泊ではない 淡泊じゃない	たんぱくではない たんぱくじゃない	tanpaku de wa nai tanpaku ja nai
Informal past	淡泊だった	たんぱくだった	tanpaku datta
Informal negative past	淡泊ではなかった 淡泊じゃなかった	たんぱくではなかった たんぱくじゃなかった	tanpaku de wa nakatta tanpaku ja nakatta
Formal	淡泊です	たんぱくです	tanpaku desu
Formal negative	淡泊ではありません 淡泊じゃありません	たんぱくではありません たんぱくじゃありません	tanpaku de wa arimasen tanpaku ja arimasen
Formal past	淡泊でした	たんぱくでした	tanpaku deshita
Formal negative past	淡泊ではありませんでした 淡泊じゃありませんでした	たんぱくではありませんでした たんぱくじゃありませんでした	tanpaku de wa arimasen deshita tanpaku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	淡泊で	たんぱくで	tanpaku de
Conditional	淡泊なら（ば）	たんぱくなら（ば）	tanpaku nara (ba)
Provisional	淡泊だったら	たんぱくだったら	tanpaku dattara
Volitional	淡泊だろう	たんぱくだろう	tanpaku darō
Adverbial	淡泊に	たんぱくに	tanpaku ni
Degree	淡泊さ	たんぱくさ	tanpakusa

Noun

淡(たん)泊(ぱく) • (tanpaku) 

1. Alternative spelling of 淡白

Korean

Hanja in this term
淡	泊

Noun

淡泊 • (dambak) (hangeul 담박)

1. Hanja form^? of 담박 (“unselfishness, being uninterested; being light of flavor, simplicity, plainness (in reference to food)”).