枉然 wǎng rán ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄢˊ wong2 jin4
- in vain
- to no avail
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枉
- 冤枉 yuān wang ㄩㄢ ˙ㄨㄤ jyun1 wong2 to accuse wrongly
- 不枉 bù wǎng ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˇ bat1 wong2 not in vain
- 枉劳 枉勞 wǎng láo ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄠˊ wong2 lou4 to work in vain
- 枉径 枉徑 wǎng jìng ㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ wong2 ging3 winding lane
- 枉攘 wǎng rǎng ㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ wong2 joeng5 tumultuous
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- 枉死 wǎng sǐ ㄨㄤˇ ㄙˇ wong2 sei2 to die in tragic circumstances
- 枉法 wǎng fǎ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ wong2 faat3 to circumvent the law
- 枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄟˋ wong2 fai3 to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
- 枉顾 枉顧 wǎng gù ㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ wong2 gu3 to neglect
- 冤枉路 yuān wang lù ㄩㄢ ˙ㄨㄤ ㄌㄨˋ jyun1 wong2 lou6 pointless trip
- 冤枉钱 冤枉錢 yuān wang qián ㄩㄢ ˙ㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jyun1 wong2 cin2 wasted money
- 徇情枉法 xùn qíng wǎng fǎ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ seon1 cing4 wong2 faat3 see 徇私枉法
- 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ seon1 si1 wong2 faat3 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
- 矫枉过正 矯枉過正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3 to overcorrect (idiom)
- 矫枉过直 矯枉過直 jiǎo wǎng guò zhí ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓˊ giu2 wong2 gwo3 zik6 see 矫枉过正
- 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ ㄊㄢ ㄗㄤ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ taam1 zong1 wong2 faat3 corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
然
- 不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 not so
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
Show 15 more words with 然
- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
Idioms with these characters
- 矫枉过正 矯枉過正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3 to overcorrect (idiom)
- 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ ㄊㄢ ㄗㄤ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ taam1 zong1 wong2 faat3 corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
- 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ seon1 si1 wong2 faat3 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)