應然

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (應然)		應	然
simp. (应然)		应	然
Literally: “should be so”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngrán

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīngrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yingrán
  - Wade–Giles: ying¹-jan²
  - Yale: yīng-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingran
  - Palladius: инжань (inžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: yīng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

Adjective

應然

(philosophy, logic) normative; prescriptive
Antonym: 實然／实然 (shírán)
(law) de jure
Antonym: 實然／实然 (shírán)

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