隐隐约约 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• vaguely; faintly; indistinctly

Character by character

• 隐yǐnto hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 隐yǐnto hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
• 约yuētreaty, covenant, agreement
• 约yuētreaty, covenant, agreement

Idioms sharing a character

• 时隐时现 shí yǐn shí xiàn
• 若隐若现 ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
• 隐恶扬善 yǐn è yáng shàn
• 难言之隐 nán yán zhī yǐn
• 不约而同 bù yuē ér tóng
• 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
• 博文约礼 bó wén yuē lǐ
• 厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē
• 弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng
• 约定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng

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