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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adverb
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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reside
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad.
(
居然
)
居
然
simp.
#
(
居然
)
居
然
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
jūrán
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
geoi
1
jin
4
, geoi
1
jin
4-2
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
ku-liân
/
kir-liân
/
ki-jiân
(
Teochew
,
Peng'im
)
:
ge
1
riang
5
Wu
(
Wugniu
)
(
Northern
)
:
1
ciu-zoe
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
jūrán
Zhuyin
:
ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jyurán
Wade–Giles
:
chü
1
-jan
2
Yale
:
jyū-rán
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jiuran
Palladius
:
цзюйжань
(czjujžanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
geoi
1
jin
4
, geoi
1
jin
4-2
Yale
:
g
ē
ui yìhn, g
ē
ui yín
Cantonese Pinyin
:
goey
1
jin
4
, goey
1
jin
4-2
Guangdong Romanization
:
gêu
1
yin
4
, gêu
1
yin
4-2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kɵy̯
⁵⁵
jiːn
²¹
/, /kɵy̯
⁵⁵
jiːn
²¹
⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
ku-liân
Tâi-lô
:
ku-liân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
kulieen
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/ku⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
kir-liân
Tâi-lô
:
kir-liân
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/kɯ³³ liɛn²⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
ki-jiân
Tâi-lô
:
ki-jiân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
kijieen
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/ki⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/
(
Teochew
)
Peng'im
:
ge
1
riang
5
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
-like
:
kṳ jiâng
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kɯ³³⁻²³ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
(
Shanghai
)
:
Wugniu
:
1
ciu-zoe
MiniDict
:
ciu
平
zoe
Wiktionary Romanisation
(Shanghai)
:
1
jy-zoe
Sinological
IPA
(
Shanghai
)
:
/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ zø²¹/
Adverb
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居然
unexpectedly
; to one's
surprise
;
surprisingly
他
居然
沒有
給
客人
準備
煙
、
酒
、
飲料
、
糖
、
瓜子
或
茶葉
。
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
他
居然
没有
给
客人
准备
烟
、
酒
、
饮料
、
糖
、
瓜子
或
茶叶
。
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
Tā
jūrán
méiyǒu gěi kèrén zhǔnbèi yān, jiǔ, yǐnliào, táng, guāzǐ huò cháyè.
[Pinyin]
Unexpectedly
, he hadn't prepared cigarettes, liquor or other beverages, sweets, melon seeds, or tea for the guests.
Synonyms
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先勿先
(
Wu
)
出乎意料
地
(
chūhūyìliào de
)
煞
(
Hokkien
)
硬敢
(
Liuzhou
)
竟
(
jìng
)
竟然
(
jìngrán
)
Dialectal synonyms of
居然
(“unexpectedly; to one's surprise; surprisingly”)
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Variety
Location
Words
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Formal
(
Written Standard Chinese
)
居然
,
竟然
,
竟
Mandarin
Taiwan
居然
,
竟然
Liuzhou
敢
,
硬敢
Yangzhou
居然
Singapore
竟然
Cantonese
Guangzhou
竟然
Hong Kong
竟然
,
居然
,
竟然間
Southern Min
Xiamen
煞
,
竟然
Quanzhou
煞
,
竟然
Zhangzhou
煞
,
竟然
Tainan
煞
,
竟然
Wu
Shanghai
居然
,
竟然
,
竟
,
先勿先