幡然

fānrán
suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)

CEDICT

suddenly (describing an action that involves a change)

Wiktionary

忽然改变的样子。《孟子．万章上》：「汤三使往聘之，既而幡然改曰：『与我处畎亩之中，由是以乐尧舜之道，吾岂若使是君为尧舜之君哉。』」也作「翻然」。

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Entry Composition

1 幡 fān banner
2 然 rán
  1. correct
  2. right
  3. so
  4. thus
  5. like this
  6. -ly

Containing this entry

幡然改图 fānrángǎitú to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)

Related entries

翻然 fānrán
  1. suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)
  2. also written 幡然 fānrán