雖則
See also: 虽则
Chinese
| although; even though | (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雖則) | 雖 | 則 | |
| simp. (虽则) | 虽 | 则 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Eastern Min (BUC): chŭi-cáik
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sui-chek
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1soe-tseq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: suīzé
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sueizé
- Wade–Giles: sui1-tsê2
- Yale: swēi-dzé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueitzer
- Palladius: суйцзэ (sujczɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi1 zak1
- Yale: sēui jāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey1 dzak7
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu1 zeg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhui1 dak2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬui³³ tak̚⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sui-chek
- Tâi-lô: sui-tsik
- Phofsit Daibuun: suizeg
- IPA (Xiamen): /sui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Conjunction
雖則
- (literary or dialectal) even if; even though
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 雖然 (“although”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 雖 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雖然, 雖則, 雖說 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 雖然 |
| Taiwan | 雖然 | |
| Harbin | 雖說 | |
| Singapore | 雖然 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 雖說 |
| Xi'an | 雖說 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雖然, 雖說 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 雖說 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雖然, 雖則 |
| Hong Kong | 雖然, 雖則 | |
| Taishan | 雖然 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 雖然 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雖話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雖然 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雖然 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雖然 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雖然 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雖然 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雖然 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雖然 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雖則其然 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雖然 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雖然, 雖罔, 雖講 |
| Quanzhou | 雖然 | |
| Zhangzhou | 雖然, 雖罔 | |
| Tainan | 雖然, 雖罔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 雖然 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 雖然 | |
| Jieyang | 雖呾, 名呾 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 雖然 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雖然, 雖則 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 雖則 | |
| Ningbo | 雖則 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雖然得, 雖然得是 |