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縱然

縱然

See also: 纵然

Chinese

		even if; release; vertical	correct; right; so correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
trad. (縱然)		縱	然
simp. (纵然)		纵	然

Conjunction

縱然

even if; even though

Synonyms

即使 (jíshǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zòngrán

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chhiòng-liân / chhiòng-jiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zòngrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonqran
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ ʐa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ jin⁴
  - Yale: jung yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-liân
  - Tâi-lô: tshiòng-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiornglieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiòng-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: tshiòng-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiorngjieen
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ d͡ʑiɛn²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑiɛn¹³/