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Chinese
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suddenly
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so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right |
| trad. (忽然)
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忽
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然
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| simp. #(忽然)
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忽
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然
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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忽
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然
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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hū
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rán
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ xwot ›
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‹ nyen ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*m̥ˁut/
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/*a/
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| English
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careless; confused
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so, thus; (adv suffix)
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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忽
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然
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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13211
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10756
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Phonetic
component
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勿
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肰
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Rime
group
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物
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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忽
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然
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Old
Chinese
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/*hmɯːd/
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/*njen/
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Adverb
忽然
- suddenly
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)
- 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
- 驀然／蓦然 (mòrán) (formal)
- 驟然／骤然 (zhòurán) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of
突然 (“suddenly”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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突然, 忽然, 猝然
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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突然, 忽然, 猛然, 驀地, 乍然, 倏忽, 驟然, 猝然, 突然間, 冷不防, 一下, 一下子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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忽然間, 冒猛地, 冒猛子, 冒冷子, 乍猛地, 乍乍地, 乍麼實兒, 虎拉巴兒, 一下兒, 一下子
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| Taiwan
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突然, 忽然, 突然間, 忽然間
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| Singapore
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突然, 忽然, 突然間, 忽然間
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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突乎其然
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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突然, 突然間, 突然之間, 失驚無神, 失驚忘神
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| Hong Kong
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突然, 突然間, 突然之間, 忽然, 忽然間, 忽然之間, 失驚無神, 失雞無神, 一下
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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忽然間
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| Taishan
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突然之間
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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突然
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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突然
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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玄工, 玄玄風, 突然
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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突然間, 忽然間
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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突然間, 忽然間
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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突然間, 忽然間
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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突然間, 忽然間
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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突然間, 忽然間
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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突然
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| Hong Kong
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陣時間
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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陣間
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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臨陣, 三不臨陣
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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突然, 忽然, 暴其然, 無張無持, 無張持
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| Quanzhou
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突然, 忽然, 無張無持, 無張持
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| Zhangzhou
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突然, 忽然, 暴其然, 無張無持, 無張持, 喝一下
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| Tainan
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突然間, 忽然間, 雄雄, 無張持
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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雄險
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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突然間, 忽然間
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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忽然間
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| Shantou
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突然
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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突然
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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著生頭裡, 著陌生頭, 著陌生裡, 著末生頭, 辣陌生頭, 辣末生頭, 辣末生裡, 冷陌生頭, 突然之間, 突然, 忽聲能
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| Wenzhou
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單下
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Descendants
Verb
忽然
- (Classical, euphemistic) to pass away
Synonyms
- 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
- 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
- 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
- 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
- 不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
- 亡
- 亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
- 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
- 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
- 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
- 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
- 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
- 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
- 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
- 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
- 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
- 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
- 去世 (qùshì)
- 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
- 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
- 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
- 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
- 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
- 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
- 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
- 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
- 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
- 失氣／失气 (shīqì) (literary)
- 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
- 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
- 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
- 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
- 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
- 故 (gù)
- 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
- 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
- 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
- 早死 (zǎosǐ)
- 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
- 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
- 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
- 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
- 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
- 死 (sǐ)
- 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
- 死人 (sǐrén)
- 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
- 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
- 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
- 死脫／死脱 (5shi-theq) (Wu)
- 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
- 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
- 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
- 沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
- 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
- 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
- 病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
- 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
- 病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
- 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
- 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
- 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
- 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
- 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
- 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
- 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
- 蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (euphemistic)
- 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
- 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
- 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
- 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
- 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
- 謝世／谢世 (xièshì) (literary)
- 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
- 走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
- 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
- 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
- 辭塵／辞尘 (cíchén) (literary, euphemistic)
- 逝世 (shìshì)
- 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
- 過世／过世 (guòshì)
- 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
- 過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
- 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
- 過面／过面 (Hokkien)
- 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
- 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
- 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
- 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
- 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
- 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)
References
Japanese
Adjective
忽然 • (kotsuzen) †-tari (adnominal 忽然とした (kotsuzen to shita) or 忽然たる (kotsuzen taru), adverbial 忽然と (kotsuzen to) or 忽然として (kotsuzen to shite))
- sudden
Synonyms