誠然

誠然

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (誠然)		誠	然
simp. (诚然)		诚	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jan²
    • Yale: chéng-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngran
    • Palladius: чэнжань (čɛnžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: sìhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/

Adverb

誠然

1. (literary) truly; really
2. (literary) no doubt; it is true; to be sure (correlatively with 但是)

Synonyms

• (truly):

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真正 (zhēnzhèng) 坐實／坐实 (zuòshí) 實在／实在 (shízài) 當真／当真 (dàngzhēn)

的確／的确 (díquè) 確乎／确乎 (quèhū) 確實／确实 (quèshí) 著實／着实 (zhuóshí)