顯然

See also: 显然

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous; to show	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (顯然)		顯	然
simp. (显然)		显	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² jin⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hián-liân / hián-jiân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hiang² riang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnrán
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-jan²
    • Yale: syǎn-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanran
    • Palladius: сяньжань (sjanʹžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin² jin⁴
    • Yale: hín yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin² yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hián-liân
    • Tâi-lô: hián-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiefnlieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hián-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: hián-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiefnjieen
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ziɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hiang² riang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiáng jiâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

Note: hiang2 riang5 - Shantou.

Adjective

顯然

1. obvious; clear; evident; explicit

Synonyms

• 明擺著／明摆着 (míngbǎizhe) (colloquial)
• 明朗 (mínglǎng)
• 明顯／明显 (míngxiǎn)
• 昭著 (zhāozhù) (literary)
• 現拄現／现拄现 (Hokkien)
• 顯明／显明 (xiǎnmíng)
• 顯而易見／显而易见 (xiǎn'éryìjiàn)

 

Adverb

顯然

1. apparently; obviously; clearly; evidently; explicitly

   這只是聽說，但他顯然已離開了那女孩子。 [MSC, trad.]
   这只是听说，但他显然已离开了那女孩子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè zhǐshì tīngshuō, dàn tā xiǎnrán yǐ líkāi le nà nǚháizi. [Pinyin]

   It's just hearsay, but apparently he's left the girl.

Synonyms

• 分明 (fēnmíng)
• 明明 (míngmíng)
• 現現／现现 (Hokkien)
• 顯而易見／显而易见 (xiǎn'éryìjiàn)