潸然

Chinese

		tearfully	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (潸然)		潸	然
simp. #(潸然)		潸	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shānrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢ ㄖㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shānrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shanrán
    • Wade–Giles: shan¹-jan²
    • Yale: shān-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanran
    • Palladius: шаньжань (šanʹžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: sraen nyen

Rime
Character	潸	然
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	刪 (69)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	所姦切	如延切
Baxter	sraen	nyen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠan/	/ȵiᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚan/	/ȵiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃɐn/	/ȵʑjæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨn/	/ȵian/
Li Rong	/ʃan/	/ȵiɛn/
Wang Li	/ʃan/	/ȵʑĭɛn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂan/	/ȵʑi̯ɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shān	rán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saan1	jin4

Adjective

潸然

1. (literary) tearful

Derived terms

• 潸然淚下／潸然泪下