居然
Chinese
reside | so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right | ||
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trad. (居然) | 居 | 然 | |
simp. #(居然) | 居 | 然 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jyurán
- Wade–Giles: chü1-jan2
- Yale: jyū-rán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuran
- Palladius: цзюйжань (czjujžanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adverb
(deprecated template usage) 居然
- unexpectedly; actually; to one's surprise
Synonyms
- 竟然 (jìngrán)