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  • difference between 玄妙 and 玄渺

    Chenxi | offlineLv2 | Expired Date：2009.07.05 21:55

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What's the difference between 玄妙 and 玄渺?

It's from 朱光潜的《慢慢走，欣赏啊》：
“这番话似乎有些玄渺，在这里本来不应说及。 You can find the complete essay at http://www.eduwx.com/wangkanxuancui/sanwen/200610/20061010150154.html 玄渺 is used in the first sentence of the 16th paragraph.
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交响诗篇 | offline Lv1 | Answer Date：2009.06.17 09:13 (0) | (0)

妙 means subtle and wonderful.
渺 means distant and indistinct.


玄妙 is a common word, in which 玄 and 妙 are very similar in meaning. It has a long history in Chinese language.


玄渺 is uncommon.
Sometimes (i.e., in this work of 朱光潜's), it is probably a writing mistake of 玄妙.
玄渺 seems to be a newly coined word if not misspelt.
I recommend you ignore this. It won't contribute to your Chinese study.

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nooblin | offline Lv1 | Answer Date：2009.06.16 15:38 (0) | (0)

Could you show us where you found this word 玄渺? I am not sure if it exists actually. I only know 玄妙.

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