已然
Chinese
already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards |
so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (已然) | 已 | 然 | |
| simp. #(已然) | 已 | 然 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǐrán
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐrán
- Wade–Giles: i3-jan2
- Yale: yǐ-rán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiran
- Palladius: ижань (ižanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 jin4
- Yale: yíh yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-liân
- Tâi-lô: í-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: ylieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-jiân
- Tâi-lô: í-jiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: yjieen
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/
- (Hokkien: Taichung, Longyan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-giân
- Tâi-lô: í-giân
- Phofsit Daibuun: y'gieen
- IPA (Longyan): /i²¹⁻²¹³ ɡiɛn¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Adverb
已然
- (literary) already
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 已經 (“already”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 已, 業, 業已, 既 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 已經, 已, 業經, 業已, 已然 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 已經, 已竟, 已就 |
| Taiwan | 已經 | |
| Singapore | 已經 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 已經 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 已經 |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 可價 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 已經 |
| Wuhan | 已經 | |
| Guilin | 已經 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 已經 |
| Hefei | 已經 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 已經, 經已 |
| Hong Kong | 已經, 經已 | |
| Taishan | 經已 | |
| Yangjiang | 應 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 已經 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 已經 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 既經 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 既經 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 既經, 已經 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 既經 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 既經 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 既經 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 已經 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 已經 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 已經 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 已經 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 已經 |
| Matsu | 已經 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 已經 |
| Quanzhou | 已經 | |
| Zhangzhou | 已經 | |
| Taipei | 已經 | |
| Kaohsiung | 已經 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 已經 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 已經 | |
| Chaozhou | 已經 | |
| Shantou | 已經 | |
| Jieyang | 已經 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 已經 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 已經 |
| Suzhou | 已經 | |
| Wenzhou | 已經 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 現是, 已經 |
| Shuangfeng | 已經, 既已經 | |
Verb
已然
References
- 郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “已然”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, page 59.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 已 | 然 |
| い Jinmeiyō |
ぜん Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 已然形 (izenkei)