儼然

See also: 厳然 and 俨然

Chinese

		majestic; dignified	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (儼然)		儼	然
simp. (俨然)		俨	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁵ jin⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): giám-liân / giám-jiân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam² riang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnrán
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-jan²
    • Yale: yǎn-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanran
    • Palladius: яньжань (janʹžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: yíhm yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm¹³ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giám-liân
    • Tâi-lô: giám-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giafmlieen
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giám-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: giám-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giafmjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ziɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngiam² riang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiám jiâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

儼然

1. (literary) neatly arranged
2. (literary) solemn; dignified

Adverb

儼然

1. just like; seem as if
2. obviously; clearly; evidently

Synonyms

• (just like):

• 不啻 (bùchì) (literary)
• 似 (ci⁵) (Cantonese, Classical Chinese)
• 似乎 (sìhū)
• 似如 (si⁴ y²) (Xiang)
• 像 (xiàng)
• 像係／像系 (Hakka)
• 像是 (xiàngshì)
• 儼如／俨如 (yǎnrú) (literary)
• 儼若／俨若 (yǎnruò) (literary)
• 勝如／胜如 (⁵sen-zy) (Wu)
• 好似 (hǎosì)
• 好像 (hǎoxiàng)
• 如同 (rútóng)
• 好比 (hǎobǐ)
• 宛 (Classical Chinese, or compounds only)
• 宛如 (wǎnrú) (literary)
• 宛然 (wǎnrán) (literary)
• 宛若 (wǎnruò) (literary)
• 就像 (jiùxiàng)
• 彷彿／仿佛 (fǎngfú)
• 忽如 (hūrú) (literary)
• 恍若 (huǎngruò)
• 敢若 (Hokkien)
• 敢若是 (Hokkien)
• 𣍐輸／𫧃输 (bē-su) (Hokkien)
• 有如 (yǒurú) (formal)
• 猶似／犹似 (yóusì) (literary)
• 猶像／犹像 (yóuxiàng) (literary)
• 猶如／犹如 (yóurú) (formal)
• 甲像 (Hokkien)
• 甲像是 (Hokkien)
• 甲親像／甲亲像 (Hokkien)
• 看上去 (kàn shàngqù)
• 看似 (kànsì)
• 看來／看来 (kànlái)
• 看樣子／看样子 (kànyàngzi)
• 看起來／看起来 (kànqilai)
• 若 (Classical Chinese, or compounds only)
• 若像 (Hokkien)
• 若親像／若亲像 (Hokkien)
• 表面上 (biǎomiànshang)
• 親像／亲像 (Hakka, Hokkien)
• 象 (xiàng)
• 貌似 (màosì)
• 賽可／赛可 (Ningbonese)
• 較像／较像 (Hokkien)
• 較像是／较像是 (Hokkien)
• 較親像／较亲像 (Hokkien)
• 顯得／显得 (xiǎnde)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (儼然):

• → Japanese: 儼然(げんぜん) (genzen)
• → Korean: 엄연(儼然) (eomyeon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
儼	然
げん Hyōgaiji	ぜん Grade: 4

Alternative spelling
厳然 (extended shinjitai)

Adjective

儼(げん)然(ぜん) • (genzen) ^†-tari (adnominal 儼(げん)然(ぜん)とした (genzen to shita) or 儼(げん)然(ぜん)たる (genzen taru), adverbial 儼(げん)然(ぜん)と (genzen to) or 儼(げん)然(ぜん)として (genzen to shite))

1. grave; solemn; majestic; stern; authoritative

Adverb

儼(げん)然(ぜん) • (genzen) 

1. gravely, solemnly

Usage notes

Used with と.

Korean

Hanja in this term
儼	然

Noun

儼然 • (eomyeon) (hangeul 엄연)

1. Hanja form^? of 엄연.