突然 (dat6 jin4) — suddenly (can also be 突然間 or 突然之間) in Cantonese
datˍ₆突jinˎ₄然Mandarin Pinyin: tu1 ran2
Meaning of 突然
nounsuddenly (can also be 突然間 or 突然之間)
nounout of the blue
Example Sentences with 突然
我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.
我突然好攰，等我瞓一下。
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.
dat6jin4gaan1突sikˍ₆然gam3do1間mong1gwo2,食ngoˏ₅咁gok3dak1多keoiˏ₅芒houˊ²果，leu4keu4我覺得佢好𠺫𠵇
I think he's very strange, suddenly eating all those mangoes like that.
datˍ₆突jinˎ₄然tingˎ₄停din6,電，ngoˏ₅我samˉ¹心fongˉ¹慌fongˉ¹慌。
The power suddenly went out, I felt uneasy.
keoiˏ₅佢datˍ₆突jinˎ₄然louˍ₆露haaiˍ₆械
He suddenly revealed his weapon.
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