SUDDENLY 忽然忽
QUICKLY AND in a way NOT EXPECTED.
IMMEDIATELYINSTANTANEOUSLYINSTANTLYSTRAIGHTAWAYALL OF A SUDDENALL AT ONCEPROMPTLYABRUPTLYSWIFTLYUNEXPECTEDLYWITHOUT WARNINGWITHOUT NOTICEOUT OF THE BLUEINFORMAL STRAIGHT OFFIN A FLASHLIKE A SHOT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most common word for suddenness is hū 忽.
2. Tū 突 and zhà4 乍 "out of the blue" refer to the unforeseen onset of something one has imagined was likely or even possible.
3. Cù 卒 / 猝 refers to the sudden onset of something before it was expected to occur.
4. E@ 俄 and é ér 俄而 refer to the abrupt occurrence of an event of strikingly short duration.
5. Bó 勃 is typically limited in application to the suddenness of the initial emergence of a phenomenon.
Modern Chinese Criteria
突然
忽然
不料
竟然
居然
突兀
猛然
驟然
驀然
陡然
遽然
霍然
赫然
猝然
驀地
驀地裡
霍地
忽地
猛地
猛可
兜的
忽
猛
猛然
一下子
突
陡
驟
猝
溘
冷丁
冷不丁
抽冷子
抽個冷子
冷孤丁
冷不防
猛不防
乍猛的
猛孤丁地
突如其來
平地一聲雷
偏生 refers to a sudden occurrence, out of the blue.
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
SUDDENLY
repente refers to something occurring suddenly at time when it was not expected.
subito refers to something occurring suddenly at a time when one has made no preparations for it.
extemplo refers to someting occurring abruptly and momentarily.
e vestigio focusses on place and refers to something erupting in a certain place.
illico refers to something occurring at great speed, and suddenly.
Words (31 items)
猝 cù OC: skhuud MC: tshuot
卒 cù OC: skhuud MC: tshuot 13 Attributions
Cù 卒/猝 refers to the sudden onset of something before it was expected to occur.
- Word relations
- Syntactic words
- vadNsudden
- vadVurgently; drastically; abruptly; suddenly; at one go; for the moment
忽然 hū rán OC: hmɯɯd njen MC: huot ȵiɛn 9 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadVsuddenly, unexpectedly, (> unmotivated)
- VPibe a matter of a sudden momentCH
忽 hū OC: hmɯɯd MC: huot 9 Attributions
The most common word for suddenness is hū 忽.
- Syntactic words
- vadVmomentarily, fleetingly; suddenly
- vicome on fast, be sudden
俄則 é zé OC: ŋaal skɯɯɡ MC: ŋɑ tsək 6 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- PPadSsuddenly, before one knows it
俄 é OC: ŋaal MC: ŋɑ 5 Attributions
E@ 俄 and é ér 俄而 refer to the abrupt occurrence of an event of strikingly short duration.
- Syntactic words
- padSall of a sudden, out of the blueCH
- vadVsuddenly; abruptly
- vi-V{SUFF}.adVsuddenly
儻 tǎng OC: thaaŋʔ MC: thɑŋ 5 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVZHUANG: suddenly; unexpected; if suddenly
卒然 cù rán OC: skhuud njen MC: tshuot ȵiɛn 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVfor some reason or other; unpredictably; suddenly
乍 zhà OC: dzraaɡs MC: ɖʐɣɛ 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVabruptly; suddenly out of the blue; unexpectedly; inadvertently; once...then
一 yī MC: 'jit OC: qliɡ 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVall at once; out of the blue; all of a suddenCH
突 tū OC: duud MC: duot 3 Attributions
Tū 突 and zhà4 乍 "out of the blue" refer to the unforeseen onset of something one has imagined was likely or even possible.
- Syntactic words
- vadVunexpectedly and suddenly
不覺 bù jué OC: pɯʔ kruuɡ MC: pi̯ut kɣɔk 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadSsuddenly, before you know it; before you know of it
卒爾 cù ěr OC: skhuud mljelʔ MC: tshuot ȵiɛ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadVsuddenly; all at once
倏然 shū rán OC: qhljɯwɡ njen MC: ɕuk ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadSsuddenly, abruptly
豁然 huò rán OC: qhʷaad njen MC: hʷɑt ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadSsuddenly, abruptly
瞥 piē OC: pheed MC: phet 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVsuddenly, instantly
蹙 cù OC: sklɯwɡ MC: tsuk 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vadVsuddenly
迫 pò OC: praaɡ MC: pɣɛk 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- v-V1.adV2approaching with sudden force or acute urgency
忽焉 hū yān OC: hmɯɯd qran MC: huot ʔiɛn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadVall of a sudden
忽爾 hū ěr OC: hmɯɯd mljelʔ MC: huot ȵiɛ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadVsuddenly
驟 zhòu OC: sɡrus MC: ɖʐɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vadVall of a sudden
黨 tǎng MC: zyik OC: thaaŋʔCH 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vadVperchance, all of a suddenCH
奄然 yǎn rán OC: qromʔ njen MC: ʔiɛm ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadVsuddenly
突然 tū rán OC: thuud njen MC: thuot ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadVunexpectedly and suddenly
奄 yǎn OC: qromʔ MC: ʔiɛm 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vadVarchaic: all of a sudden
暫 zàn OC: dzaams MC: dzɑm 1 Attribution
- Word relations
- Contrast: 猝 / 卒/SUDDENLY
Cù 卒/猝 refers to the sudden onset of something before it was expected to occur.
- Syntactic words
- nadVsuddenly; for a short moment
- vadNsuddenly; suddenly for a short moment
瞥然 piē rán OC: pheed njen MC: phet ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadVsuddenly, instantly
指而 zhǐ ér MC: tsyijX nyi OC: kjiʔ njɯ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadS"just allowing you to point your finger at it"> out of the blue, all of a suddenCH
頓 dùn OC: tuuns MC: tuo̝n 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVsuddenly
飛 fēi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadVall of a sudden; out of nothing
勃 bó OC: bɯɯd MC: buot 0 Attributions
Bó 勃 is typically limited in application to the suddenness of the initial emergence of a phenomenon.
- Syntactic words
- vadVsuddenly
瞥爾 piē ěr OC: pheed mljelʔ MC: phet ȵiɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadVsuddenly