默然

Chinese

		silent; write from memory	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (默然)		默	然
simp. #(默然)		默	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ jin⁴

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• 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:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 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:

      edit edit 驀然／蓦然 默然

Adjective

默然

1. (literary) silent; speechless

Related terms

• 沉默 (chénmò)
• 緘默／缄默 (jiānmò)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (默然):

• → Japanese: 黙(もく)然(ぜん) (mokuzen)
• → Korean: 묵연(默然) (mugyeon)
• → Vietnamese: mặc nhiên (默然)