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固然

固然

Chinese

		hard; strong; solid hard; strong; solid; sure	correct; right; so correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
simp. and trad. (固然)		固	然

Adverb

固然

admittedly; undoubtedly

Conjunction

固然

it is true that; there is no doubt that

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gùrán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kò͘-liân / kò͘-jiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gùrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhran
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ ʐa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ jin⁴
  - Yale: gu yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-liân
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korlieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korjieen
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ d͡ʑiɛn²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑiɛn¹³/