儼然

See also: 俨然

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnrán

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁵ jin⁴
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): giám-liân / giám-jiân

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam² riang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnrán
  - Wade–Giles: yen³-jan²
  - Yale: yǎn-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanran
  - Palladius: яньжань (janʹžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁵ jin⁴
  - Yale: yíhm yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁵ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁵ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm¹³ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giám-liân
  - Tâi-lô: giám-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giafmlieen
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giám-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: giám-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giafmjieen
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngiam² riang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiám jiâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ʑiaŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

儼然

(literary) neatly arranged
(literary) solemn; dignified

Adverb

儼然

just like; seem as if
obviously; clearly; evidently

Synonyms

(just like):

不啻 (bùchì) (literary)
似 (Classical Chinese, Cantonese)
似乎 (sìhū)
似如 (si⁴ y²) (Xiang)
像 (xiàng)
像係／像系 (Hakka)
像是 (xiàngshì)
儼如／俨如 (yǎnrú) (literary)
儼若／俨若 (yǎnruò) (literary)
勝如／胜如 (⁵sen-zy) (Wu)
好似 (hǎosì)
好像 (hǎoxiàng)
如同 (rútóng)
好比 (hǎobǐ)
宛 (Classical Chinese, or compounds only)
宛如 (wǎnrú) (literary)
宛然 (wǎnrán) (literary)
宛若 (wǎnruò) (literary)
就像 (jiùxiàng)
彷彿／仿佛 (fǎngfú)
忽如 (hūrú) (literary)
恍若 (huǎngruò)
敢若 (Min Nan)
敢若是 (Min Nan)
𣍐輸／𫧃输 (bē-su) (Min Nan)
有如 (yǒurú) (formal)
猶似／犹似 (yóusì) (literary)
猶像／犹像 (yóuxiàng) (literary)
猶如／犹如 (yóurú) (formal)
甲像 (Min Nan)
甲像是 (Min Nan)
甲親像／甲亲像 (Min Nan)
看上去 (kàn shàngqù)
看似 (kànsì)
看來／看来 (kànlái)
看樣子／看样子 (kànyàngzi)
看起來／看起来 (kànqilai)
若 (Classical Chinese, or compounds only)
若像 (Min Nan)
若親像／若亲像 (Min Nan)
表面上 (biǎomiànshang)
親像／亲像 (Hakka, Min Nan)
象 (xiàng)
貌似 (màosì)
賽可／赛可 (Ningbo)
較像／较像 (Min Nan)
較像是／较像是 (Min Nan)
較親像／较亲像 (Min Nan)
顯得／显得 (xiǎnde)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
儼	然
げん Hyōgaiji	ぜん Grade: 4

Adjective

儼(げん)然(ぜん) • (genzen) ^†-tari (adnominal 儼(げん)然(ぜん)とした (genzen to shita) or 儼(げん)然(ぜん)たる (genzen taru), adverbial 儼(げん)然(ぜん)と (genzen to) or 儼(げん)然(ぜん)として (genzen to shite))

grave; solemn; majestic; stern; authoritative

Adverb

儼(げん)然(ぜん) • (genzen)

gravely, solemnly

Usage notes

Used with と.