竟然

竟然

Chinese

		unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
simp. and trad. (竟然)		竟	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging² jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): kèng-liân / kèng-jiân / kéng-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìngrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqran
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging² jin⁴
    • Yale: gíng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging² yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-liân
    • Tâi-lô: kìng-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keanglieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: kìng-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keangjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ʑiɛn²³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: kíng-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kefngjieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiɛn²³/

Adverb

竟然

1. surprisingly; unexpectedly

   他竟然說出這樣的話來傷母親的心。 [MSC, trad.]
   他竟然说出这样的话来伤母亲的心。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā jìngrán shuōchū zhèyàng de huà lái shāng mǔqīn de xīn. [Pinyin]

   I can't believe he should say such things to hurt his mother.

   沒想到短短一個月，他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界！ [MSC, trad.]
   没想到短短一个月，他的厨艺竟然已进步到这个境界！ [MSC, simp.]

   Méi xiǎngdào duǎnduǎn yīge yuè, tā de chúyì jìngrán yǐ jìnbù dào zhège jìngjiè! [Pinyin]

   Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!

2. (archaic) finally

Synonyms

• (surprisingly): 居然 (jūrán)