驀然

See also: 蓦然

Chinese

		leap on or over; suddenly	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (驀然)		驀	然
simp. (蓦然)		蓦	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòrán

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mòrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mòrán
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴-jan²
  - Yale: mwò-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohran
  - Palladius: можань (možanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    漠然
    驀然 / 蓦然
    默然
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: mahk yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² jiːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    驀然 / 蓦然
    默然

Adverb

驀然

(formal) suddenly; all of a sudden

Synonyms

一下 (yīxià)
一下子 (yīxiàzi)
一舉 / 一举 (yījǔ)
一頭 / 一头 (yītóu)
乍然 (zhàrán) (literary)
倏忽 (literary)
卒爾 / 卒尔 (cù'ěr) (literary)
忽地 (hūdì)
忽然 (hūrán)
𢫦𢫦風 / 𢫦𢫦风 (Hakka)
暫 / 暂 (zàn) (literary)
猛 (měng)
猝然 (cùrán)
猛然 (měngrán)
猝爾 / 猝尔 (cù'ěr) (literary)
突然 (tūrán)
突然間 / 突然间 (tūránjiān)
豁然 (huòrán) (literary)
遽然 (jùrán) (literary)
陡 (dǒu) (literary, or in compounds)
陡然 (dǒurán)
霍然 (huòrán)
頓 / 顿 (literary)
頓然 / 顿然 (dùnrán)
驀地 / 蓦地
驟然 / 骤然 (zhòurán) (literary)

Derived terms

驀然回首 / 蓦然回首