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岸然
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solemn; serious Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1511 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Jan 2007 05:17 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:岸 ngon6 - shore然 jin4 - yes, correct; nevertheless 1 compounds containing this word:道貌岸然 - look pious; pose as a person of high morals; be sanctimonious; hypocritical; assume solemn airs; look gentlemanly |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).