然然可可

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Chinese

so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
cocoa; cacao
trad. (然然可可) 可可
simp. #(然然可可) 可可

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

惡乎惡乎惡乎惡乎 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
恶乎恶乎恶乎恶乎 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Wūhū rán? Rán yú rán. Wūhū bù rán? Bù rán yú bù rán. Wūhū kě? Kě yú kě. Wūhū bù kě? Bù kě yú bù kě.
How is a thing right? It is right because it is right. How is a thing wrong? It is wrong because it is wrong. How is a thing allowable? It is allowable because it is so. How is a thing not allowable? It is not allowable because it is not so.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (38) (29)
Final () (77) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter nyen khaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiᴇn/ /kʰɑX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɛn/ /kʰɑX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjæn/ /kʰɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵian/ /kʰaX/
Li
Rong
/ȵiɛn/ /kʰɑX/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭɛn/ /kʰɑX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ɛn/ /kʰɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
rán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jin4 ho2

Idiom

然然可可

  1. (literary) to be a yes man without any opinions of one's own

Synonyms