悄然
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: ciao2 riang5
POJ: tshiáu-jiâng
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: tshiáu-jiâng
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
adjective: quietly, sorrowfully
悄然
悄然
The page gives both a literary 'quiet/soft' sense and an unrelated 'sorrowful/sad' sense under the same reading, and it is unclear which better matches the given Teochew pronunciation.
Usage: literary