枉然

Chinese

		in the wrong; in vain	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (枉然)		枉	然
simp. #(枉然)		枉	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong² jin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vóng-yèn / vóng-yàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óng-liân / óng-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngrán
    • Wade–Giles: wang³-jan²
    • Yale: wǎng-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangran
    • Palladius: ванжань (vanžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong² jin⁴
    • Yale: wóng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong² yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vóng-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vong` ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong<sup>3</sup> yan<sup>2</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ³¹ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vóng-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vong` (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong³ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ³¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-liân
    • Tâi-lô: óng-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ofnglieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: óng-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ofngjieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

Adjective

枉然

1. futile; fruitless; in vain

Synonyms

• 徒然 (túrán)