卒然
Chinese
Etymology 1
die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly |
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right | ||
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simp. and trad. (卒然) |
卒 | 然 | |
variant forms | 猝然 |
Pronunciation
Adverb
卒然
- (literary) suddenly; abruptly
- 卒然問曰:「天下惡乎定?」吾對曰:「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, circa 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cùrán wèn yuē: “Tiānxià wūhū dìng?” Wú duì yuē: “Dìng yú yī.” [Pinyin]
- Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" I replied, "It will be settled by being united under one sway."
卒然问曰:“天下恶乎定?”吾对曰:“定于一。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Etymology 2
die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly |
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right | ||
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simp. and trad. (卒然) |
卒 | 然 |
Pronunciation
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