陳平智有餘,然難以獨任。
陈平智有余,然难以独任。
can4 ping4 zi3 jau5 jyu4, jin4 naan4 ji5 duk6 jam6. Chen Ping has the wisdom, yet it is difficult for him to take the responsibility on his own.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, Teochew
to resemble; to be like
character, obsolete
but
然而
然而
ránér but
character, obsolete
correct; right
不以為然
不以为然
bù yǐ wèi rán to not regard as correct; to object
character, obsolete
Suffix forming adverbs, sometimes also adjectives, with an abstract meaning of “in the manner of, like”.
果然
果然
guǒ rán as expected
顯然
显然
xiǎn rán apparently, obviously
龐然大物
庞然大物
páng rán dà wù giant, something enormous [lit. a bigly big thing]
character, obsolete
so; thus; in this manner; like this
然後
然后
rán hòu after, afterwards
不然
不然
bù rán or else, otherwise [lit. not so]
character, obsolete
to regard as correct; to agree
character, obsolete
Original form of 燃 (rán, “to burn”).
Although my reading skills are very good, I have some difficulty conversing with Chinese people.
Mandarin
偶然
偶然
ǒu rán
occasionally, accidentally
Mandarin
凛然
凜然
lǐn rán
stern; awe-inspiring
Mandarin
加以进了几回城,阿Q自然更自负,然而他又很鄙薄城里人,譬如用三尺三寸宽的木板做成的凳子,未庄人叫“长凳”,他也叫“长凳”,城里人却叫“条凳”,他想:这是错的,可笑!
加以進了幾回城,阿Q自然更自負,然而他又很鄙薄城裏人,譬如用三尺三寸寬的木板做成的凳子,未莊人叫“長凳”,他也叫“長凳”,城裏人卻叫“條凳”,他想:這是錯的,可笑!
jiā yǐ jìn le jǐ huí chéng , ā guì zì rán gèng zì fù , ránér tā yòu hěn bǐ bó chéng lǐ rén , pì rú yòng sān chǐ sān cùn kuān de mù bǎn zuò chéng de dèng zǐ , wèi zhuāng rén jiào “ cháng dèng ” , tā yě jiào “ cháng dèng ” , chéng lǐ rén què jiào “ tiáo dèng ” , tā xiǎng : zhè shì cuò de , kě xiào !
Moreover, after Ah Q had been to town several times, he naturally became even more conceited, although at the same time he had the greatest contempt for townspeople. For instance, a bench made of a wooden plank three feet by three inches the Weichuang villagers called a "long bench." Ah Q called it a "long bench" too; but the townspeople called it a "straight bench," and he thought, "This is wrong. How ridiculous!"