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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Conjunction
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.3
Adjective
1.3.1
Derived terms
Chinese
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not; no
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad.
(
不然
)
不
然
simp.
#
(
不然
)
不
然
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
bùrán
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
bat
1
jin
4
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
put-yèn / put-yàn
(
Meixian
,
Guangdong
)
:
bud
5
yan
2
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
put-liân
/
put-jiân
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
bùrán
Zhuyin
:
ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
bùrán
Wade–Giles
:
pu
4
-jan
2
Yale
:
bù-rán
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
buran
Palladius
:
бужань
(bužanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
bat
1
jin
4
Yale
:
b
ā
t yìhn
Cantonese Pinyin
:
bat
7
jin
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
bed
1
yin
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/pɐt̚⁵ jiːn
²¹
/
Hakka
(
Northern Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
put-yèn
Hakka Romanization System
:
bud` ienˇ
Hagfa Pinyim
:
bud
5
yan
2
Sinological
IPA
:
/put̚² i̯en¹¹/
(
Southern Sixian
, incl.
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
put-yàn
Hakka Romanization System
:
bud` (r)ianˇ
Hagfa Pinyim
:
bud
5
yan
2
Sinological
IPA
:
/put̚² (j)i̯an¹¹/
(
Meixian
)
Guangdong
:
bud
5
yan
2
Sinological
IPA
:
/put̚¹ ian¹¹/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
,
Taipei
,
Xiamen
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
put-liân
Tâi-lô
:
put-liân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
putlieen
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/
IPA
(
Taipei
,
Xiamen
)
:
/put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Kaohsiung
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
put-jiân
Tâi-lô
:
put-jiân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
putjieen
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/put̚³²⁻⁴ ziɛn²³/
Conjunction
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不然
otherwise
;
or
得虧
我
來
得
早
,
不然
又
趕
不
上
了
。
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
得亏
我
来
得
早
,
不然
又
赶
不
上
了
。
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
Děikuī wǒ lái de zǎo,
bùrán
yòu gǎn bu shàng le.
[Pinyin]
Fortunately I came early
or
I wouldn't have been able to catch up.
Synonyms
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冇是
(
Southern Pinghua
)
再不
(
zàibù
)
(
colloquial
)
再不然
(
zàibùrán
)
勿然
(
8
veq-zoe
)
(
Wu
)
否則
/
否则
(
fǒuzé
)
唔係
/
唔系
(
m
4
hai
6
)
(
Cantonese
)
唔係嘅話
/
唔系嘅话
(
Cantonese
)
如咪
(
Hong Kong Cantonese
)
抑無
/
抑无
(
Hokkien
)
欲無
/
欲无
(
Hokkien
)
若唔係
/
若唔系
(
Teochew
)
若無
/
若无
(
Hokkien
)
要不
(
yàobù
)
要不然
(
yàobùrán
)
Adjective
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不然
(
formal
)
not
the
case
; not
so
Derived terms
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便不然
再不然
(
zàibùrán
)
大謬不然
/
大谬不然
(
dàmiùbùrán
)
要不然
(
yàobùrán
)