驟然

驟然

Chinese

		sudden; suddenly	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (驟然)		驟	然
simp. (骤然)		骤	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòurán, zòurán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄡˋ ㄖㄢˊ, ㄗㄡˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau⁶ jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chō͘-jiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhòurán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄡˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jowran
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zòurán
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzowran
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaau⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: jaauh yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zao⁶ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡säːu̯²² jiːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō͘-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: tsōo-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoxjieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻²² d͡ʑiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ d͡ʑiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ ʑiɛn²³/

Adverb

驟然

1. (literary) suddenly; abruptly

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 驟然

乍然 (zhàrán) (literary) 倏忽 (shūhū) (literary) 忽地 (hūdì) 忽然 (hūrán) 猛然 (měngrán)

猝然 (cùrán) 突然 (tūrán) 突然間／突然间 (tūránjiān) 驀地／蓦地 (mòdì) 驀然／蓦然 (mòrán) (formal)

Dialectal synonyms of 突然 (“suddenly”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		突然, 忽然, 猛然, 驀地, 乍然, 倏忽, 驟然, 猝然, 突然間
Mandarin	Beijing	突然, 忽然
	Taiwan	突然, 忽然
Cantonese	Guangzhou	突然間, 忽然間, 一下, 無啦啦
	Hong Kong	突然間, 忽然間, 一下, 無啦啦
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	忽然間
	Kuala Lumpur	突然
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	突然間, 忽然間, 好恬恬
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	突然間, 忽然間, 好恬恬仔
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	突然間, 忽然間, 好恬恬
	Dongshi (Dabu)	突然間, 忽然間, 好恬恬
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	突然間, 忽然間, 好恬恬
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	突然, 好定泥
	Hong Kong	陣時間
	Senai	陣間
Min Nan	Xiamen	突然, 忽然, 暴其然, 無張無持, 無張持
	Quanzhou	突然, 忽然, 無張無持, 無張持
	Zhangzhou	突然, 忽然, 暴其然, 無張無持, 無張持
	Taipei	突然, 忽然, 雄雄, 無張持
	Johor Bahru	突然
Wu	Wenzhou	單下