固然 [－－]

Jyutping gu3 jin4
Pinyin gù rán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. admittedly (it's true that...)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    無可​置疑​；​當然​；​通常​用​嚟​帶​出共識​之​後​，​再表達​質疑
    no doubt; undoubtedly; usually used to first restate the common ground, and then highlight what is in doubt
    • 咁做固然好，只不過係怕佢唔鍾意啫。
      咁做固然好，只不过系怕佢唔钟意啫。
      gam2 zou6 gu2 jin4 hou2, zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 paa3 keoi5 m4 zung1 ji3 ze1.
      There's no doubt that it's good to him, just that he may not like it.
  2. 近義詞
    固之然、固然之
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    admittedly; undoubtedly
    (syn.) 在勢, 實, 实, 梗系, 在势, 当然, 自然, 梗係, 當然
  2. conj
    it is true that; there is no doubt that
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1422
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你固然是错了，但也不能怪你。
    你固然是錯了，但也不能怪你。
    nǐ gù rán shì cuò le ， dàn yě bù néng guài nǐ 。
    • On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that.
  2. Mandarin
    婚姻生活固然有许多痛苦的地方，但单身也绝不是一件乐事。
    婚姻生活固然有許多痛苦的地方，但單身也絕不是一件樂事。
    hūn yīn shēng huó gù rán yǒu xǔ duō tòng kǔ de dì fāng ， dàn dān shēn yě jué bù shì yī jiàn lè shì 。
    • Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    固然之
    固然之
    gu3 jin4 zi1
    • no doubt; undoubtedly
  2. Cantonese
    做得成单生意固然好啦，做唔成咪当拓展人脉啰。
    做得成單生意固然好啦，做唔成咪當拓展人脈囉。
    zou6 dak1 seng4 daan1 saang1 ji3 gu3 jin4 hou2 laa1, zou6 m4 seng4 mai6 dong3 tok3 zin2 jan2 mak6 lo1.
    • It's indeed desirable to have the deal made. Even we fail, we can still gain connections.
  3. Cantonese
    咁做固然好，只不过系怕佢唔钟意啫。
    咁做固然好，只不過係怕佢唔鍾意啫。
    gam2 zou6 gu2 jin4 hou2, zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 paa3 keoi5 m4 zung1 ji3 ze1.
    • There's no doubt that it's good to him, just that he may not like it.