喟然

Chinese

		to sigh	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (喟然)		喟	然
simp. #(喟然)		喟	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuìrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuìrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuèirán
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei⁴-jan²
    • Yale: kwèi-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueyran
    • Palladius: куйжань (kujžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

Adverb

喟然

1. (literary) heavily (sigh)

   • 高祖常繇咸陽，縱觀，觀秦皇帝，喟然太息曰：「嗟乎，大丈夫當如此也！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     高祖常繇咸阳，纵观，观秦皇帝，喟然太息曰：「嗟乎，大丈夫当如此也！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Gāozǔ cháng yáo Xiányáng, zòngguān, guān Qín huángdì, kuìrán tài xī yuē: “Jiēhū, dàzhàngfū dāng rúcǐ yě!” [Pinyin]

     Gaozu often served as a corvee laborer in Xianyang. [The Qin emperor was on an outing and there was] free rein to observe him. Gaozu observed the Qin emperor and sighed heavily, saying: "Ah! A true man should be like this!"