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Jyutping jyun4
Pinyin xuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. black
  2. mysterious
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. black/mysterious/a surname/the mysteries/dark/mystic/abstruse/subtle/profound/deep/silent and meditative/KangXi radical 95/pretense
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    一​啲​非​具體​、​冇​辦法用​科學解​釋​嘅​嘢
    mysticism; metaphysical
  2. 形容詞
    形容​人講​嘢​非常​之難明​,​但​又​好似​好​有​道理​噉
    enigmatic; difficult to understand but seemingly meaningful
    • 你講嘢好冇唔好咁玄,簡單直接啲啦。
      你讲嘢好冇唔好咁玄,简单直接啲啦。
      nei5 gong2 je5 hou2 mou5 m4 hou2 gam3 jyun4, gaan2 daan1 zik6 zip3 di1 laa1.
      Don't speak something so enigmatic. Be straightforward, please.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    sky
  2. character
    black; reddish black
  3. character
    deep; profound; mysterious
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. deep, profound, abstruse
  2. Kangxi radical 95
  3. Cangjie Input
    YVI
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4712
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #992
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    玄关有人来了耶。
    玄關有人來了耶。
    xuán guān yǒu rén lái le yé 。
    • Somebody's on the porch!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    玄坛面
    玄壇面
    • a long face
  2. Cantonese
    做乜玄坛咁嘅面口呀?有咩唔开心讲出嚟,睇下帮唔帮到你?
    做乜玄壇咁嘅面口呀?有咩唔開心講出嚟,睇下幫唔幫到你?
    • Why pulling a long face ? Just tell me if anything you are not happy with, let me see if I can help ?
  3. Cantonese
    李家超和邓炳强破格升官,到底有何玄机?
    李家超和鄧炳強破格升官,到底有何玄機?
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  4. Cantonese
    啲风水佬讲嘢讲到牙斩斩咁,讲咗半个钟最尾竟然话玄学非精密科学!真系又要威又要戴头盔!
    啲風水佬講嘢講到牙斬斬咁,講咗半個鐘最尾竟然話玄學非精密科學!真係又要威又要戴頭盔!
    di1 fung1 seoi2 lou2 gong2 je5 gong2 dou3 ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2 gam2, gong2 zo2 bun3 go3 zung1 zeoi3 mei1 ging2 jin4 waa6 jyun4 hok6 fei1 zing1 mat6 fo1 hok6! zan1 hai6 jau6 jiu3 wai1 jau6 jiu3 daai3 tau4 kwai1!
    • Those feng-shui guys speak as if they were talking about solid, hard facts, but then after half an hour of that, they put up a disclaimer saying it's not a precise science! They want to be make bold claims but aren't willing to risk their reputation!
  5. Cantonese
    江湖术士故弄玄虚,只不过系唔想比人知佢无料到。
    江湖術士故弄玄虛,只不過係唔想比人知佢無料到。
    gong1 wu4 seot6 si6 gu3 lung6 jyun4 heoi1, zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 m4 soeng2 bei2 jan4 zi1 keoi5 mou5 liu2 dou3.
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Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    玄武
    玄武
    xuán wǔ
    • Black Turtle (lit. "Black Warrior") (one of the Four Symbols among the constellations in Chinese astronomy)
  2. Mandarin
    汉献帝刘协是汉光武帝刘秀的第八代玄孙
    漢獻帝劉協是漢光武帝劉秀的第八代玄孫
    hàn xiàn dì liú xié shì hàn guāng wǔ dì liú xiù de dì bā dài xuán sūn
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  3. Mandarin
    正饮间,见一大汉,推著一辆车子,到店门首歇了;入店坐下,便唤酒保「快斟酒来吃,我待赶入城去投军」。玄德看其人,身长九尺,髯长二尺;面如重枣,唇若涂脂;丹凤眼,卧蚕眉;相貌堂堂,威风凛凛。
    正飲間,見一大漢,推著一輛車子,到店門首歇了;入店坐下,便喚酒保「快斟酒來吃,我待趕入城去投軍」。玄德看其人,身長九尺,髯長二尺;面如重棗,脣若塗脂;丹鳳眼,臥蠶眉;相貌堂堂,威風凜凜。
    zhèng yǐn jiān , jiàn yī dà hàn , tuī zhù yī liàng chē zǐ , dào diàn mén shǒu xiē le ; rù diàn zuò xià , biàn huàn jiǔ bǎo “ kuài zhēn jiǔ lái chī , wǒ dài gǎn rù chéng qù tóu jūn ” . xuán dé kàn qí rén , shēn cháng jiǔ chǐ , rán cháng èr chǐ ; miàn rú zhòng zǎo , chún ruò tú zhī ; dān fèng yǎn , wò cán méi ; xiàng mào táng táng , wēi fēng lǐn lǐn .
    • As they were drinking, a huge, tall fellow appeared pushing a hand-cart along the road. At the threshold he halted and entered the inn to rest awhile and he called for wine. "And be quick!" added he. "For I am in haste to get into the town and offer myself for the army." Liu Bei looked over the newcomer, item by item, and he noted the man had a huge frame, a long beard, a vivid face like an apple, and deep red lips. He had eyes like a phoenixs and fine bushy eyebrows like silkworms. His whole appearance was dignified and awe-inspiring.
  4. Mandarin
    袁绍当先赶来,不到五里,只听得山背后喊声大起,闪出一彪人马,为首三员大将,乃是刘玄德、关云长、张翼德。
    袁紹當先趕來,不到五里,只聽得山背後喊聲大起,閃出一彪人馬,為首三員大將,乃是劉玄德、關雲長、張翼德。
    yuán shào dāng xiān gǎn lái , bù dào wǔ lǐ , zhǐ tīng dé shān bèi hòu hǎn shēng dà qǐ , shǎn chū yī biāo rén mǎ , wèi shǒu sān yuán dà jiāng , nǎi shì liú xuán dé , guān yún cháng , zhāng yì dé .
    • Yuan Shao led the charge in pursuit of the enemy; he had not gone more than five li, when all one could hear was a roar of shouting voices from behind a hill. A group of men and horses came out of nowhere, with three generals in the lead. It was none other than Liu Xuande, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide.
  5. Mandarin
    方玄绰不费举手之劳的领了钱,酌还些旧债,却还缺一大笔款,这是因为官俸也颇有些拖欠了。
    方玄綽不費舉手之勞的領了錢,酌還些舊債,卻還缺一大筆款,這是因為官俸也頗有些拖欠了。
    fāng xuán chuò bù fèi jǔ shǒu zhī láo de lǐng le qián , zhuó huán xiē jiù zhài , què hái quē yī dà bǐ kuǎn , zhè shì yīn wèi guān fèng yě pō yǒu xiē tuō qiàn le .
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