居然

Chinese

		reside	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (居然)		居	然
simp. #(居然)		居	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jūrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kir-liân / ku-liân / ki-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jūrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyurán
    • Wade–Giles: chü¹-jan²
    • Yale: jyū-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuran
    • Palladius: цзюйжань (czjujžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: gēui yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kir-liân
    • Tâi-lô: kir-liân
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ³³ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-liân
    • Tâi-lô: ku-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kulieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: ki-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kijieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 居然

1. unexpectedly; actually; to one's surprise

Synonyms

• 竟然 (jìngrán)

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