超然

Mandarin · pinyin chāo rán

Meanings

  1. aloof; detached; disinterested; impartial
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超
chāo · jump over, leap over; surpass
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
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1–2 · chao1 ran2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ciu1 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 超然. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. protruding; sticking out
  2. detached; independent; impartial
  3. frustrated; disappointed

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