雖然

雖然

See also: 虽然

Chinese

		although; even though	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (雖然)		雖	然
simp. (虽然)		虽	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suīrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): seoi¹ jin⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui¹ ngen³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sûi-yèn / sûi-yàn
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sui-liân / sui-jiân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sui¹ riêng⁵ / sui¹ riang⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): soe zoe (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: suīrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueiran
    • IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: sēui yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhui¹ ngen³
    • IPA ^(key): /ɬui³³ ᵑgen²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sûi-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sui´ ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sui¹ yan²
    • IPA: /su̯i²⁴ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sûi-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sui´ (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sui¹ yan²
    • IPA: /su̯i²⁴ (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sui-liân
    • Tâi-lô: sui-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suilieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /sui⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sui³³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sui⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sui-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: sui-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suijieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑiɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sui¹ riêng⁵ / sui¹ riang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sui jiêng / sui jiâng
    • IPA ^(key): /sui³³⁻²³ d͡zieŋ⁵⁵/, /sui³³⁻²³ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

Note: sui1 riêng5 - Chaozhou.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: soe zoe (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /sø⁵⁵ z̻ø²¹/

Conjunction

雖然

1. although

   雖然我沒有車，但是我需要學習如何開車。 [MSC, trad.]
   虽然我没有车，但是我需要学习如何开车。 [MSC, simp.]

   Suīrán wǒ méiyǒu chē, dànshì wǒ xūyào xuéxí rúhé kāichē. [Pinyin]

   Although I don't have a car, I need to learn how to drive.

   王秀英雖然考了第一，但是她一點也不驕傲。 [MSC, trad.]
   王秀英虽然考了第一，但是她一点也不骄傲。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wáng Xiùyīng suīrán kǎo le dìyī, dànshì tā yīdiǎn yě bù jiāo'ào. [Pinyin]

   Although Wang Xiuying scored first in the exam, she was not at all arrogant about it.

Synonyms

• 雖說／虽说 (suīshuō)
• (Min Nan) 雖罔／虽罔

Usage notes

Unlike in English, in Chinese it is customary for 雖然／虽然 (suīrán, “although”) to be followed by 但是 (dànshì, “but; however”).