應然

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (應然)		應	然
simp. (应然)		应	然
Literally: “should be so”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīngrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yingrán
    • Wade–Giles: ying¹-jan²
    • Yale: yīng-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingran
    • Palladius: инжань (inžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: yīng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

Adjective

應然

1. (philosophy, logic) normative; prescriptive

   Antonym: 實然 / 实然 (shírán)

2. (law) de jure

   Antonym: 實然 / 实然 (shírán)