幡然

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Chinese

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so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (幡然)
simp. #(幡然)
alternative forms 翻然

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (2) (38)
Final () (66) (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter phjon nyen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʰʉɐn/ /ȵiᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʰʷiɐn/ /ȵiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen
/pʰiuɐn/ /ȵʑjæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pʰuan/ /ȵian/
Li
Rong
/pʰiuɐn/ /ȵiɛn/
Wang
Li
/pʰĭwɐn/ /ȵʑĭɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pʰi̯wɐn/ /ȵʑi̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fān rán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
faan1 jin4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
rán
Middle
Chinese
‹ nyen ›
Old
Chinese
/*a/
English so, thus; (adv suffix)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 2890 10756
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*pʰan/ /*njen/

Adverb

幡然

  1. suddenly (describing an action that involves a change)
    幡然覺悟幡然觉悟  ―  fānrán juéwù  ―  to become aware all of a sudden