# 淡薄
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dànbó
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daam$^6$ bok$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tām-po̍h / tǎm-po̍h / tām-po̍k / tǎm-po̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dam$^6$ boh$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dànbó
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dànbó
*** Wade–Giles: tan$^4$-po$^2$
*** Yale: dàn-bwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannbor
*** Palladius: даньбо (danʹbo)
*** Sinological IPA : /tän⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$淡泊 淡薄
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daam$^6$ bok$^6$
*** Yale: daahm bohk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daam$^6$ bok$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dam$^6$ bog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːm²² pɔːk̚²/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$淡泊 淡薄
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-po̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tām-po̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daxmpoih
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ pɤʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tam²²⁻²¹ poʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ poʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Singapore): /tam²²⁻²¹ poʔ⁴³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ poʔ⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-po̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tǎm-po̍h
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² poʔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /tam³³⁻²² poʔ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-po̍k
*** Tâi-lô: tām-po̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: daxmpok
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ pɔk̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tam²²⁻²¹ pɔk̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-po̍k
*** Tâi-lô: tǎm-po̍k
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² pɔk̚²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dam$^6$ boh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăm po̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /tam³⁵⁻¹¹ poʔ⁴/

### Adjective

淡薄
* (of intimacy) indifferent; apathetic; cold
* (of a fog) thin
* (of memory) vague; indistinct
* not intense; weak
* (literary) impoverished; poor

#### Synonyms

* (indifferent):
* 冷淡 (lěngdàn)
* 冷漠 (lěngmò)
* 冷酷 (lěngkù)
* 淡漠 (dànmò)
* 麻木 (mámù) (figurative)
* (impoverished):
* 厄 (literary, or in compounds)
* 困乏 (kùnfá) (formal)
* 困窘 (kùnjiǒng)
* 困窮／困穷 (kùnqióng)
* 困苦 (kùnkǔ)
* 困難／困难
* 困頓／困顿 (kùndùn)
* 宋凶 (Hokkien)
* 散 (Hokkien)
* 散凶 (Hokkien)
* 散赤 (Hokkien)
* 清苦 (qīngkǔ) (especially of scholars and intellectuals)
* 清貧／清贫 (qīngpín) (especially of scholars and intellectuals)
* 㾪赤 (Hokkien)
* 磽／硗 (Teochew)
* 䆀康 (Hokkien)
* 空乏 (kòngfá) (literary)
* 窄
* 窘促 (jiǒngcù) (literary)
* 窘困 (jiǒngkùn)
* 窘迫 (jiǒngpò)
* 窮／穷 (qióng)
* 窮乏／穷乏 (qióngfá) (literary)
* 窮困／穷困 (qióngkùn)
* 窮㾪／穷㾪 (Hokkien)
* 窮苦／穷苦 (qióngkǔ)
* 窮赤／穷赤 (Hokkien)
* 艱苦／艰苦 (Hokkien)
* 苦寒 (kǔhán)
* 貧乏／贫乏 (pínfá)
* 貧困／贫困 (pínkùn)
* 貧寒／贫寒 (pínhán)
* 貧瘠／贫瘠 (pínjí) (literary)
* 貧窮／贫穷 (pínqióng)
* 貧苦／贫苦 (pínkǔ)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “indifferent”): 深厚 (shēnhòu)
* (antonym(s) of “of a fog: thin”): 濃密／浓密 (nóngmì)
* (antonym(s) of “not intense”): 強烈／强烈 (qiángliè)

#### Derived terms

* 淡薄無味／淡薄无味

### Adverb

淡薄
* (Southern Min) to a small extent or degree; a little bit

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 一點兒, 點兒, 點子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 一點, 一點點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 一點兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 一點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 一點, 一點點 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 一點兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 一點兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 一點兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 一絲絲, 一點兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 一點兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 一點兒, 一點點 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 一點兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 一點兒, 點兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 一點, 一點點, 一點個, 一丁丁, 一丁家, 一夾夾, 一咪咪, 一咪嘀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 一點 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 一點兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 一的個, 一的個子, 一點點, 尕尕, 一尕尕 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 一點 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 一啲, 啲, 少少 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 一啲, 啲, 少少, 些少 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 一尼 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 一啲 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 啲, 一啲, 少少 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 一滴, 一滴子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 一滴仔, 一點仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 一滴, 一滴仔, 一滴過仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 一滴子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 一息仔, 一滴仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 一息, 一息仔, 一滴仔, 息把仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 一息 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 一屑 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 一息 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 一兜仔 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 少少 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 一點 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 一點點 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 些些兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 一習仔, 咪仔, 咪咪仔, 咪毛仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 一滴囝, 仂囝, 仂滴 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 一滴囝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 仂儉 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 仂囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 一點仔, 淡薄仔, 淡薄, 一疕仔, 一絲仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 一點仔, 淡薄仔, 淡薄, 一疕仔, 一絲仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 一點仔, 淡薄仔, 淡薄, 一疕仔, 一絲仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 淡薄仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 一點仔, 淡薄仔 GT, 一疕仔 GT, 一絲仔 GT |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 一屑仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 一屑仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 一喙仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 一屑仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 一屑仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 一屑仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 一屑仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 一滴仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 淡薄 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 淡薄 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 淡薄, 一絲仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 一滴囝, 滴囝, 須囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 滴囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 一滴囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 滴囝, 滴滴囝, 些囝, 些須囝, 須囝 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 一滴囝, 滴囝, 滴滴囝, 零滴囝, 零塊, 塊囝, 零塊囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 淡薄, 滴滴囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 滴滴 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 一滴仔, 滴仔, 一滴 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 滴滴 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 一啲, 啲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 一眼, 一點, 一眼眼, 一沰沰, 一點點, 一彌彌, 一滴滴 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 一乃乃 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 一猛猛 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 一眼眼, 一點點 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 一點點, 一滴滴 |
| Wu | Danyang | 一眼眼 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 一眼眼, 一眼, 一沰, 一沰沰 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 眼兒, 一眼兒, 眼仔兒, 一眼仔兒, 釐兒, 一釐兒, 釐仔兒, 一釐仔兒, 釐絲兒, 一釐絲兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 一點兒, 點兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 一點, 一點咖子, 點咖子, 一滴咖子, 滴咖子, 點把點子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 滴 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 一滴唧 |
| Note | GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified) | GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified) |

#### Derived terms

* 差淡薄

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 淡 | 薄 |
| たん Grade: S | はく > ぱく Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 淡薄 – see the following entry. :
| 【淡白たんぱく】 | [adjective] frank, candid [adjective] unselfish, uninterested [adjective] light of flavor, simple, plain (in reference to food) [noun] frankness, candidness [noun] unselfishness, being uninterested [noun] being light of flavor, simplicity, plainness (in reference to food) Alternative spellings 淡泊, 澹泊 |
(This term, 淡薄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :