毅然

毅然

Chinese

		perseverance	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (毅然)		毅	然
simp. #(毅然)		毅	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): gē-liân / gē-jiân / gī-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìrán
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-jan²
    • Yale: yì-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihran
    • Palladius: ижань (ižanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: ngaih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² jiːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gē-liân
    • Tâi-lô: gē-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gexlieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe⁴¹⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gē-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: gē-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gexjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑiɛn¹³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: gī-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixjieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ ʑiɛn²³/

Adverb

毅然

1. firmly; resolutely; without hesitation

Derived terms

毅然決然／毅然决然 (yìránjuérán)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
毅	然
き Jinmeiyō	ぜん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きぜん [kìzéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲizẽ̞ɴ]

Adverb

毅(き)然(ぜん) • (kizen) 

1. resolutely, firmly

   何(なに)を言(い)われても毅然(きぜん)としている

   nani o iwaretemo kizen toshiteiru

   being resolute whatever was being said

Adjective

毅(き)然(ぜん) • (kizen) ^†-tari (adnominal 毅(き)然(ぜん)たる (kizen taru), adverbial 毅(き)然(ぜん)と (kizen to) or 毅(き)然(ぜん)として (kizen to shite))

1. resolute, firm, undaunted

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN