竟然間
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[edit]interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (竟然間) | 竟然 | 間 | |
| simp. (竟然间) | 竟然 | 间 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ging2 jin4 gaan1
- Yale: gíng yìhn gāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging2 jin4 gaan1
- Guangdong Romanization: ging2 yin4 gan1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
[edit]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》 [Eight Murderers][1], 容小意 [Siu-Yi Yung] (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。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- 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. [Jyutping]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
[edit]| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 居然, 竟然, 竟 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 居然, 竟然 |
| Singapore | 竟然 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 敢, 硬敢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 居然 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 竟然 |
| Hong Kong | 竟然, 居然, 竟然間 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 煞, 竟然 |
| Quanzhou | 煞, 竟然 | |
| Zhangzhou | 煞, 竟然 | |
| Tainan | 煞, 竟然 | |
| Jieyang | 夰, 紲, 一回, 落, 敢敢 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 居然, 竟然, 竟, 先勿先, 伊講 |