勃然

bórán
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. agitatedly
  4. excitedly
  5. vigorously

CEDICT

  1. (ideophonic, literary) (suddenly) agitated; enraged
  2. (ideophonic, literary) excited; thriving; flourishing
  3. (suddenly) agitated; enraged
  4. excited; thriving; flourishing

Wiktionary

  1. 发怒冲动的样子。《孟子．万章下》：「王勃然变乎色。」《战国策．赵策三》：「威王勃然怒曰：『叱嗟！而母婢也！』」也作「勃如」。
  2. 兴起、奋起的样子。
  3. 突然。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 勃 bó
  1. flourishing
  2. prosperous
  3. suddenly
  4. abruptly
2 然 rán
  1. correct
  2. right
  3. so
  4. thus
  5. like this
  6. -ly

Containing this entry

勃然大怒 bórándànù (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
勃然变色 bóránbiànsè to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc

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最后，俄狄蒲斯回答了。

Finally, Oedipus replied.

Source: Tatoeba

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