全然

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Adverb [edit]

全然 (hiragana ぜんぜん, romaji zenzen)

  1. not at all (with negative verb)
  2. totally (with affirmative verb)

Korean [edit]

Hanja in this word

Adverb [edit]

全然 (hanja, jeon-yeon)

  1. Hanja form? of 전연, “completely”.

Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Etymology [edit]

From  ("entire, all") +  ("adverbial suffix").

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (Beijing) IPA: /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʐan³⁵/

Adverb [edit]

全然 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin quánrán)

  1. completely, entirely, utterly