枉然

Chinese

		in the wrong; in vain	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (枉然)		枉	然
simp. ^#(枉然)		枉	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎngrán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong² jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vóng-yèn / vóng-yàn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óng-liân / óng-jiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngrán
  - Wade–Giles: wang³-jan²
  - Yale: wǎng-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangran
  - Palladius: ванжань (vanžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong² jin⁴
  - Yale: wóng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong² jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong² yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vóng-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: vong` ienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong³ yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /voŋ³¹ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vóng-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: vong` (r)ianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong³ yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /voŋ³¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-liân
  - Tâi-lô: óng-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ofnglieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: óng-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ofngjieen
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiɛn²³/

Adjective

枉然

futile; fruitless; in vain

Synonyms

徒然 (túrán)

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