竟然 (ging2 jin4) — unexpectedly; still; surprisingly in Cantonese
gingˊ²竟jinˎ₄然Mandarin Pinyin: jing4 ran2
Meaning of 竟然
noununexpectedly; still; surprisingly
Example Sentences with 竟然
佢竟然出噉嘅揦鮓招！
I never expected him to use such dirty tricks!
gingˊ²竟jinˎ₄然haiˍ₆係gamˊ²噉!
Oh! really?!
老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!
你竟然剩咁精緻嘅嘢
I'd never have guessed you could make something so exquisite!
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話mˎ₄唔lai4,嚟，gingˉ¹竟jinˎ₄然laiˎ₄嚟zo2.咗。
They said they wouldn't come, but surprisingly they did.
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