不然
Chinese
| not; no | so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (不然) | 不 | 然 | |
| simp. #(不然) | 不 | 然 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùrán
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùrán
- Wade–Giles: pu4-jan2
- Yale: bù-rán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buran
- Palladius: бужань (bužanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 jin4
- Yale: bāt yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: put-yèn
- Hakka Romanization System: budˋ ienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: bud5 yan2
- Sinological IPA: /put̚² i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: put-yàn
- Hakka Romanization System: budˋ (r)ianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: bud5 yan2
- Sinological IPA: /put̚² (j)i̯an¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: bud5 yan2
- Sinological IPA: /put̚¹ ian¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-liân
- Tâi-lô: put-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: putlieen
- IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-jiân
- Tâi-lô: put-jiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: putjieen
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ ziɛn²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
Conjunction
不然
Synonyms
Adjective
不然