顯然

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hiang2 riang5
POJ: hiáng-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

adverb: obviously, clearly, evidently
顯然

The page lists both an adjective sense ('obvious') and an adverb sense ('obviously') apparently sharing the same Teochew reading, so a single part of speech was chosen somewhat arbitrarily.

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