居然

Chinese

		reside	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
simp. and trad. (居然)		居	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūrán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kir-liân / ku-liân / ki-jiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jūrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuran
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: gēui yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu¹ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kir-liân
  - Tâi-lô: kir-liân
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ³³ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-liân
  - Tâi-lô: ku-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kulieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: ki-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kijieen
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑiɛn¹³/

Adverb

居然

unexpectedly; actually; to one's surprise

Synonyms

竟然 (jìngrán)

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