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Chinese
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interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word) |
| trad. (竟然間)
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竟然
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間
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| simp. (竟然间)
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竟然
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间
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Pronunciation
Adverb
竟然間
- (Cantonese) unexpectedly; to one's surprise; surprisingly
1965, 李晨風, 李兆熊, directed by 李晨風, 《八個兇手》 , 容小意 (actor):
佢為咗高攀佢，佢又慌住我哋兩母女會影響佢個婚事，佢竟然間買咗個兇手嚟殺我哋滅口𠻹。
佢为咗高攀佢，佢又慌住我哋两母女会影响佢个婚事，佢竟然间买咗个凶手嚟杀我哋灭口𠻹。 - keoi5 wai6 zo2 gou1 paan1 keoi5, keoi5 jau6 fong1 zyu6 ngo5 dei6 loeng5 mou5 neoi5-2 wui5 jing2 hoeng2 keoi5 go3 fan1 si6, keoi5 ging2 jin4 gaan1 maai5 zo2 go3 hung1 sau2 lai4 saat3 ngo5 dei6 mit6 hau2 tim1.
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
居然 (“unexpectedly; to one's surprise; surprisingly”)
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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居然, 竟然, 竟
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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居然, 竟然
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| Singapore
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竟然
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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敢, 硬敢
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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居然
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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竟然
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| Hong Kong
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竟然, 居然, 竟然間
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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煞, 竟然
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| Quanzhou
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煞, 竟然
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| Zhangzhou
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煞, 竟然
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| Tainan
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煞, 竟然
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| Jieyang
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夰, 紲, 一回, 落, 敢敢
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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居然, 竟然, 竟, 先勿先, 伊講
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