誠然

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (誠然)		誠	然
simp. (诚然)		诚	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngrán

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jan²
  - Yale: chéng-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngran
  - Palladius: чэнжань (čɛnžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: sìhng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/

Adverb

誠然

(literary) truly; really
(literary) no doubt; it is true; to be sure (correlatively with 但是)

Synonyms

(truly):

坐實／坐实 (zuòshí)
實在／实在
當真／当真
的確／的确 (díquè)
的而且確／的而且确 (dik¹ ji⁴ ce² kok³) (Cantonese)
真正 (zhēnzhèng)
真真 (zhēnzhēn)
確乎／确乎
確實／确实 (quèshí)
著實／着实 (zhuóshí)

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