茫然

Chinese

		vague; vast	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (茫然)		茫	然
simp. #(茫然)		茫	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mángrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bông-liân / bông-jiân / bâng-liân / bâng-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mángrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mángrán
    • Wade–Giles: mang²-jan²
    • Yale: máng-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangran
    • Palladius: манжань (manžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: mòhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bông-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bonglieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: bông-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ ziɛn²³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâng-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bâng-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: banglieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /baŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâng-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: bâng-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bangjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /baŋ¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 茫然

1. boundless, borderless
2. clueless, directionless
3. dazed, confused

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (茫然):

• → Japanese: 茫然(ぼうぜん) (bōzen)
• → Korean: 망연(茫然) (mang'yeon)
• → Vietnamese: mang nhiên (茫然)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
茫	然
ぼう Hyōgaiji	ぜん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Adjective

茫(ぼう)然(ぜん) • (bōzen) ^†-tari (adnominal 茫(ぼう)然(ぜん)とした (bōzen to shita) or 茫(ぼう)然(ぜん)たる (bōzen taru), adverbial 茫(ぼう)然(ぜん)と (bōzen to) or 茫(ぼう)然(ぜん)として (bōzen to shite))

1. clueless

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Korean

Hanja in this term
茫	然

Noun

茫然 • (mang-yeon) (hangeul 망연)

1. Hanja form^? of 망연 (“clueless”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
茫	然

Adjective

茫然

1. chữ Hán form of mang nhiên (“clueless”).