Chinese

居然

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɻän³⁵/
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; surprisingly
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese居 “to live; to dwell; to reside”
    • meaningChinese尸 “a living person who represents the dead person during a rite”
    • soundChinese古 “the past; ancient times”
  • characterChinese然 “original form of 燃 (rán, “to burn”)”
    • soundChinese肰 “dog meat”
      • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
      • meaningChinese犬 “dog”
    • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”

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