而已
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Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: éryǐ
- Wade–Giles: êrh2-i3
- Yale: ér-yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlyii
- Palladius: эри (eri)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 ji5
- Yale: yìh yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ jiː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-í
- Tâi-lô: lî-í
- Phofsit Daibuun: li'ie
- IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ i⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /li²⁴⁻²² i⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /li²⁴⁻²² i⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-í
- Tâi-lô: jî-í
- Phofsit Daibuun: ji'ie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi²³⁻³³ i⁴¹/
- IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi²⁴⁻³³ i⁵³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi¹³⁻²² i⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Middle Chinese: nyi yiX|yiH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*nə ɢ(r)əʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*njɯ lɯʔ/
Particle
而已
- (at the end of a phrase) that's all; nothing more; is all
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 而已, 云爾 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 而已, 罷了 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 罷了 |
| Taiwan | 而已 | |
| Malaysia | 罷了 | |
| Singapore | 而已 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 罷了 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啫, 咋, 之嘛 |
| Hong Kong | 啫, 咋, 之嘛 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 啫, 之嘛 | |
| Taishan | 之嘛, 咋 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 之嘛, 逸, 咿 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 之嘛, 咋 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 啫, 之嘛 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 定定 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 定定 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 定定, 定 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 忒等 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 定定 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 定 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 爾爾, 爾 |
| Quanzhou | 爾爾, 爾 | |
| Zhangzhou | 爾爾, 爾 | |
| Tainan | 爾爾 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 爾 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 爾, 爾爾 | |
| Jieyang | 定 | |
Derived terms
- 僅此而已 / 仅此而已
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 而已 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 而已, is an alternative spelling (archaic) of the above term.) |
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