仍然

Chinese

		still; yet; to remain	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (仍然)		仍	然
simp. ^#(仍然)		仍	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): réngrán

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yìn-yèn / yìn-yàn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lêng-liân / jiông-jiân / jêng-jiân

(Teochew, Peng'im): rong⁵ riang⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zen-zoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: réngrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: réngrán
  - Wade–Giles: jêng²-jan²
  - Yale: réng-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rengran
  - Palladius: жэнжань (žɛnžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɻɤŋ³⁵ ɻän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: yìhng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yìn-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: in^ˇ ien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin² yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /in¹¹ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yìn-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in^ˇ (r)ian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin² yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)in¹¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-liân
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lenglieen
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiông-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: jiông-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jiongjieen
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɔŋ¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jêng-jiân
  - Tâi-lô: jîng-jiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jengjieen
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɪŋ²³⁻³³ ziɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: rong⁵ riang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jông jiâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zen-zoe
  - MiniDict: zen^去 zoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen-zoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²² zø⁴⁴/

Adverb

仍然

still; yet; as before
畢業後，他仍然與同學保持聯繫。 [MSC, trad.]
毕业后，他仍然与同学保持联系。 [MSC, simp.]
Bìyè hòu, tā réngrán yǔ tóngxué bǎochí liánxì. [Pinyin]
He still keeps in touch with his classmates after graduation.

出院後她仍然按時上班。 [MSC, trad.]
出院后她仍然按时上班。 [MSC, simp.]
Chūyuàn hòu tā réngrán ànshí shàngbān. [Pinyin]
After being discharged from the hospital, she comes to work on time as before.
- 家裏仍然赤貧如洗，小侄所以過意不去。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  家里仍然赤贫如洗，小侄所以过意不去。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
  Jiālǐ réngrán chìpínrúxǐ, xiǎozhí suǒyǐ guòyìbùqù. [Pinyin]
  Their households are as destitute as ever, which is why my heart goes out to them.

Synonyms

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仍 (réng)
仍是 (réngshì)
仍舊 / 仍旧 (réngjiù)
依然 (yīrán)
依舊 / 依旧 (yījiù)
兀自 (wùzì) (dialectal or archaic)
原徑 / 原径 (⁶gnioe-cin) (Wu)
嘛閣 / 嘛阁 (Hokkien)
寧可 / 宁可 (⁶gnin-kho₃) (Hangzhounese)
尚 (literary, or in compounds)
尚且 (shàngqiě)
本本 (Hakka)
猶且 / 犹且 (yóuqiě) (literary)
猶是 / 犹是 (Hokkien, Teochew)
猶然 / 犹然 (yóurán)
猶自 / 犹自 (yóuzì)
還 / 还 (hái)
還是 / 还是 (háishì)
都係 / 都系 (Cantonese)