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  ji5   jyutping
  er3   pinyin
[1] [pron] thou; you; that
[2] [adv] so; like that; just that
[3] suffix after adjective or adverb

Default PoS: pronoun Additional PoS: adverb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 4
Radical: (#89)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
爾 / 尔

This word has been viewed 15621 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Dec 2013 05:03

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detail  bei2 ji5   bi3 er3 = Bill (Name)
detail  wai1 ji5 si1   = Wales
detail  bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4   = Northern Ireland
detail  gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4  gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2 = golf; golf ball
detail  mung4 dak6 lei6 ji5  meng2 te4 li4 er3 = Montreal
detail  ngau5 ji5  ou3 er3 = now and then; occasionally
detail  aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5  e4 gua1 duo1 er3 = Ecuador (common formation)
detail  saat3 ji5 ngaa5 do1  sa4 er3 wa3 duo1 = El Salvador
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4  ai4 er3 lan2 = Ireland
detail  nei4 bok6 ji5  ni2 bo2 er3 = Nepal
detail  san1 ou3 ji5 loeng4  xin1 ao4 er3 liang2 = New Orleans
detail  mak6 ji5 bun2  mo4 er3 ben3 = Melbourne
detail  daat6 ji5 man4   = transliteration for “Darwin”
detail  go1 ji5 fu1 kau4  ge1 er3 fu1 qiu2 = golf
detail  daa2 go1 ji3 fu1 kau4   = playing golf
detail  bat1 gwo3 ji5 ji5  bu4 guo4 er3 er3 = merely mediocre; just middling
detail  mo1 ji5  mo2 er3 = mole (unit), moor
detail  daat6 ji5 man4 zyu2 ji6  da2 er3 wen2 zhu3 yi4 = Darwinism (common formation)
detail  zi2 ji5   = calculate (as in thinking, regarding)
detail  kaa1 dak6 ji5  ka3 te4 er3 = a cartel (as a loanword)
detail  saat3 ji5 saat3 mou5  sa4 er3 sa4 wu3 = salsa dancing (as a loanword)
detail  wai1 ji5 si1 can1 wong4   = Prince of Wales
detail  ho4 ji5 mung4  he2 er3 meng2 = hormone (as a loanword)
detail  mo1 ji5 mun4 gaau3  mo2 er3 men2 jiao4 = Mormon
detail  ji5 ngaa5  er3 ya3 = Erya
detail  wai4 ng4 ji5  wei2 wu2 er3 = Uighur ethnic group of Xinjiang, China
detail  syut3 fei1 ji5   = Sheffield
detail  nei4 jat6 ji5  ni2 ri4 er3 = Niger
detail  coi3 noi6 gaa1 ji5  sai4 nei4 jia1 er3 = Senegal
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3  a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Albania
detail  aa3 ji5 kap6 lei6 aa3  a1 er3 ji2 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Algeria
detail  on1 dou6 ji5  an1 dao4 er3 = Andorra
detail  gat1 ji5 gat1 si1 si1 taan2  ji2 er3 ji2 si1 si1 tan3 = Kyrgyzstan
detail  maa5 ji5 doi6 fu1  ma3 er3 dai4 fu1 = Maldives
detail  maa5 ji5 dei6 fu1  ma3 er3 di4 fu1 = Maldives
detail  maa5 siu6 ji5 kwan4 dou2  ma3 shao4 er3 qun2 dao3 = Marshall Islands
detail  kaa1 taap3 ji5  qia3 ta3 er3 = Qatar
detail  mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5 gung6 wo4 gwok3  mo2 er3 duo1 wa3 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Moldova (common formation)
detail  sak1 sit6 ji5  sai4 she2 er3 = Seychelles
detail  daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 kap6 bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4 lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3  da4 bu4 lie4 dian1 ji2 bei3 ai4 er3 lan2 lian2 he2 wang2guo2 = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (common formation)
detail  hak1 sap6 mai5 ji5  ke4 shi2 mi3 er3 = Kashmir
detail  coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3  sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 = Serbia
detail  sau2 ji5  shou3 er3 = Seoul
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 dik1  ai4 er3 lan2 de5 = [adj] Irish
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 jan4  ai4 er3 lan2 ren2 = an Irishman
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 jyu5  ai4 er3 lan2 yu3 = the Irish language
detail  aa3 ji5 faat3 wo4 ou3 mai5 gaa3  ya3 er3 fa1 he2 ao4 mi3 jia1 = Alpha and Omega
detail  lei6 baak3 wai4 ji5  li4 bo2 wei2 er3 = Libreville
detail  coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 hak1 lo4 dei6 aa3 jyu5  sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 ke4 luo2 di4 ya4 yu3 = Serbo-Croatian (language)
detail  coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 jyu5  sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 yu3 = Serbian (language)
detail  coi3 sit6 ji5 kwan4 dou2  sai4 she2 er3 qun2 dao3 = Seychelles
detail  mak6 ji5 but3  mo4 er3 bo1 = Melbourne
detail  on1 dou6 ji5 gung6 wo4 gwok3  an1 dao4 er3 gong4 he2 guo2 = Andorra
detail  bou3 loi4 ji5  bu4 lai2 er3 = Blair
detail  mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5  Mo2 er3 duo1 wa3 = Moldova
detail  juk1 ji5 maa5  wo4 er3 ma3 = Wal-Mart
detail  hon3 mat6 ji5 deon6  han4 mi4 er3 dun4 = [translit.] Hamilton
detail  wu1 laai1 ji5  wu1 la1 er3 = Ural
detail  wu1 laai1 ji5 saan1 mak6  wu1 la1 er3 shan1 mai4 = Ural Mountains
detail  mak6 gat1 ji5 daai6 hok6  mai4 ji2 er3 da4 xue2 = McGill University
detail  mak6 gei1 ji5 daai6 hok6  mai4 ji1 er3 da4 xue2 = McGill University
detail  aai1 mai5 ji5  ai1 mi3 er3 = emir
detail  hong1 noi6 ji5  kang1 nai4 er3 = Cornell (U.S. University)
detail  hong1 noi6 ji5 daai6 hok6  kang1 nai4 er3 da4 xue2 = Cornell University
detail  ou3 maa5 ji5  ao4 ma3 er3 = Omar (Islamic given name)
detail  wai1 ji5 si6  wei1 er3 shi4 = Wales
detail  wai1 ji5 si6 jyu5  wei1 er3 shi4 yu3 = Welsh (language)
detail  baak3 ji5 nei4  bo2 er3 ni2 = Bern
detail  baai3 fo1 nou5 ji5 hong4 tin1 faat3 se6 gei1 dei6  bai4 ke1 nu3 er3 hang2 tian1 fa1 she4 ji1 di4 = Baikonur cosmodrome
detail  haa1 ji5 ban1  ha1 er3 bin1 = Harbin, capitol of Heilongjiang province in NE China
detail  aa3 ji5 kap6 lei6 aa3 dik1  a1 er2 ji2 li4 ya4 de5 = Algerian
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 dik1  a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4 de5 = [adj] Albanian
detail  aa3 lou5 fo1 ji5 sam3 kei4  a1 lu3 ke1 er3 qin4 qi2 = Aluke'erqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  bou3 ji5 zeon1  bu4 er3 jin1 = Burqin (place in Xinjiang)
detail  caat3 haa1 ji5 jau6 jik6 hau6 kei4  cha2 ha1 er3 you4 yi4 hou4 qi2 = Chaha'er youyi houqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  caat3 haa1 ji5 jau6 jik6 zung1 kei4  cha2 ha1 er3 you4 yi4 zhong1 qi2 = Chaha'er youyi zhongqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  can4 baa1 ji5 fu2 kei4  chen2 ba1 er3 hu3 qi2 = Chenba erhu qi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  fo1 ji5 sam3 jau6 jik6 zung1 kei4  ke1 er3 qin4 you4 yi4 zhong1 qi2 = Ke'erqin youyi zhongqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  fo1 ji5 sam3 zo2 jik6 hau6 kei4  ke1 er3 qin4 zuo3 yi4 hou4 qi2 = Ke'erqin zuoyi houqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  fo1 ji5 sam3 zo2 jik6 zung1 kei4  ke1 er3 qin4 zuo3 yi4 zhong1 qi2 = Ke'erqin zuoyi zhongqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  fu3 ji5 lak6  ku4 er3 le4 = Ku'erle (city in Xinjiang)
detail  gaa1 ji5  ga2 er3 = Ge'er (place in Tibet)
detail  gaak3 ji5 muk6  ge2 er3 mu4 = Ge'ermu (city in Qinghai)
detail  gat1 muk6 saat3 ji5  ji2 mu4 sa4 er3 = Jimusa'er (place in Xinjiang)
detail  hoi2 laai1 ji5  hai3 la1 er3 = Haila'er (city in Inner Mongolia)
detail  ngaak6 ji5 gu2 naap6 jau6 kei4  e2 er3 gu3 na4 you4 qi2 = E'ergu'na youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  ngaak6 ji5 gu2 naap6 zo2 kei4  e2 er3 gu3 na4 zuo3 qi2 = E'ergu'na zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  wo4 lam4 gaak3 ji5  he2 lin2 ge2 er3 = Helinge'er (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  san1 baa1 ji5 fu2 jau6 kei4  xin1 ba1 er3 hu3 you4 qi2 = Xinba'erhu youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  san1 baa1 ji5 fu2 zo2 kei4  xin1 ba1 er3 hu3 zuo3 qi2 = Xinba'erhu zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  taap3 ji5 zi6*2  ta3 er3 si4 = Kumbum, Chinese Ta'er (monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)
detail  zeon2 gaak3 ji5 kei4  zhun3 ge2 er3 qi2 = Zhunge'er qi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  wong4 gaa1 nei4 bok6 ji5 hong4 hung1   = Royal Nepal Airlines
detail  nei4 jat6 ji5 ho4   = Niger
detail  hong1 juk1 ji5 man4*2   = Cornish (language)
detail  goi3 ji5 man4*2   = Gaelic (language)
detail  wai1 ji5 si1 man4*2   = Welsh (language)
detail  lei5 ji5  li3 er3 = Lille
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 saan1 mak6   = the Albanian Alps
detail  fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1   = Sherlock Holmes
detail  mak6 ji5 but3  mo4 er3 bo1 = Melbourne (also 墨爾缽)
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwan1   = Irish Republican Army
detail  nok6 bui3 ji5   = (Alfred) Nobel inventor of dynamite and namesake of the Nobel Prize
detail  nok6 bui3 ji5 zoeng2   = Nobel Prize
detail  nei4 bok6 ji5 lou4 bei2  ni2 bo2 er3 lu2 bi3 = Nepalese Rupee
detail  waa4 ji5 gaai1   = Wall Street
detail  waa4 ji5 gaai1 jat6 bou3   = The Wall Street Journal
detail  baa1 si1 dak6 ji5  ba1 si1 te4 er3 = Basseterre
detail  ji1 si1 taan2 bou3 ji5  yi1 si1 tan3 bu4 er3 = Istanbul
detail  zaat3 ji1 ji5  zha1 yi1 er3 = Zaire
detail  si1 dak1 go1 ji5 mo1  si1 de2 ge1 er3 mo2 = Stockholm
detail  mo1 sou1 ji5  mo2 su1 er3 = Mosul (Iraqi city)
detail  zeon2 gaa1 ji5  zhun3 ga2 er3 = the Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang
detail  saat3 maa5 ji5 gon3  sa3 ma3 er3 gan4 = Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan
detail  fu3 ji5 dak1  ku4 er3 de2 = Kurd; Kurdish
detail  fu3 ji5 dak1 jan4  ku4 er3 de2 ren2 = Kurdish person or people
detail  baa1 ji5  ba1 er3 = Baltic
detail  gat1 ji5 gat1 si1  ji2 er3 ji2 si1 = Kyrghiz
detail  gat1 ji5 gat1 si1 jan4  ji2 er3 ji2 si1 ren2 = Kyrghiz
detail  baa1 ji5 gon1  Ba1 er3 gan1 = Balkan
detail  gat1 ji5 gat1 si1 zuk6  ji2 er3 ji2 si1 zu2 = the Kyrghiz people (race); the Kyrghiz nationality
detail  taap3 taap3 ji5  ta3 ta3 er3 = Tatar (nationality); Tartar
detail  gwo1 ji5 dik6 git3  ge1 er3 di2 jie2 = a Gordian knot (Mandarin loanword)
detail  mo1 ji5 si1  mo2 er3 si1 = Morse (name)
detail  mo1 ji5 si1 din6 maa5  mo2 er3 si1 dian4 ma3 = Morse code
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwok3  ai4 er3 lan2 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Ireland
detail  baa1 ji5 gon1 bun3 dou2  ba1 er3 gan1 ban4 dao3 = Balkan penninsula
detail  haa1 ji5 ban1 gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6  ha1 er3 bin1 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2 = Harbin Institute of Technology (common formation)
detail  coi3 ji5 wai4 aa3 man4 zyu2 dong2  sai1 er3 wei2 ya4 min2 zhu3 dang3 = Democratic Party of Serbia (common formation)
detail  nei4 bok6 ji5 gung6 caan2 dong2  ni2 bo2 er3 gong4 chan3 dang3 = Communist Party of Nepal (common formation)
detail  nei4 bok6 ji5 gwok3 wong4  ni2 bo2 er3 guo2 wang2 = Nepalese monarchy (common formation)
detail  wai1 lim4 taai3 ji5   = William Tell
detail 退  wai1 lim4 teoi3 ji5   = William Tell
detail  ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5  chu1 er3 fan3 er3 = go back on one's word
detail  san1 naam4 wai1 ji5 si6 zau1  xin1 nan2 Wei1 er3 shi4 zhou1 = New South Wales (Australian state)
detail  bou3 lou5 coi3 ji5  bu4 lu3 sai4 er3 = Brussels (capital of Belgium)
detail  bou3 ji5 sap6 wai4 hak1  bu4 er3 shi2 wei2 ke4 = Bolshevik
detail  sou1 mei5 ji5  su1 mei3 er3 = Sumer, an early Mesopotamian civilization
detail  mo1 ji5 mun4 ging1  mo2 er3 men2 jing1 = Book of Mormon (also 摩門經)
detail  baa1 ji5 haak3 sap6   = Balqash
detail  baa1 ji5 haak3 sap6 wu4   = Lake Balqash
detail  cit3 ji5 nok6 bui3 lei6  qie1 er3 nuo4 bei4 li4 = Chernobyl
detail  bo1 ji5 bou3 dak6  bo1 er3 bu4 te4 = Pol Pot
detail  lo4 si1 wai1 ji5 si6 gin6*2  luo2 si1 wei1 er3 shi4 jian4 = Roswell UFO incident
detail  san1 hon2 bou3 sap6 ji5  xin1 han3 bu4 shi2 er3 = New Hampshire
detail  daai3 coek3 ji5 fu1 jan4  dai4 zhuo1 er3 fu1 ren2 = Margaret Thatcher
detail  saa1 dak6 ji5 maau1  sha1 te4 er3 mao1 = chartreux
detail  baa1 ji5 zaat3 hak1  ba1 er3 zha1 ke4 = Balzac (French novelist)
detail  fuk6 ji5 gaa1 ho4  fu2 er3 jia1 he2 = Volga River
detail  jing1 dak6 ji5  ying1 te4 er3 = Intel
detail  jau4 ji5  you2 er3 = Yule
detail  wun5 ji5  wan3 er3 = with a smile
detail  wun5 ji5 jat1 siu3  wan3 er3 yi1 xiao4 = to put on a smile
detail  ji5 hau6  er3 hou4 = thereafter, subsequently
detail  kwok3 ji5 kwok3 jan4  kuo4 er3 kuo4 ren2 = Gurkha, Gorkha
detail -  naap6 gwo1 ji5 nok6 kaa1 laai1 baa1 hak1  na4 ge1 er3 nuo4 ka3 la1 ba1 he4 = Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
detail  kaa1 ji5 baa1 cin1 saan1 mak6  ka1 er3 ba1 qian1 shan1 mai4 = Carpathian Mountains
detail  ji5 zaa3 ngo5 jyu4   = mutual deceit
detail  zeoi3 ji5  zui4 er3 = tiny; extremely small
detail  ngok6 ji5 do1 si1 si5  e4 er3 duo1 si1 shi4 = Ordos
detail  ngaak6 fei1 ji5 si6 fung1  e2 fei1 er3 shi4 feng1 = Mount Everest (highest mountain peak in the world)
detail  aa3 ji5 bei1 si1 saan1  a1 er3 bei1 si1 shan1 = Alps (mountains)
detail  ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3  er3 yu2 wo3 zha4 = both sides play dirty
detail  dak1 leoi4 ji5  de2 lei2 er3 = (June Teufel) Dreyer
detail  do1 ji5  duo1 er3 = (Bob) Dole
detail  bou2 ji5  bao3 er3 = Paul
detail  gwo1 ji5  ge1 er3 = (Al) Gore (fmr. US vice-president)
detail  gwo1 ji5 baa1 kiu4 fu1  ge1 er3 ba1 qiao2 fu1 = (former Soviet leader) Gorbachev
detail  mai5 dak1 ji5 si1 bou2   = Middlesbrough, England, UK
detail  gaau2 siu3 nok6 bui3 ji5 zoeng2   = the IgNobel Prize (satire ceremony by the Journal of Irreproducible Results)
detail  san1 goeng1 wai4 ng4 ji5 zi6 zi6 keoi1   = Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
detail  dak1 wai4 ji5 pun1  de2 wei2 er3 pan1 = de Villepin
detail  do1 ji1 ji5  duo1 yi1 er3 = Doyle (name)
detail  ou3 ji5 bou3 laai6 dak6  Ao4 er3 bu4 lai4 te4 = (Madeleine) Albright (US Secretary of State)
detail  wai1 ji5 seon3  wei1 er3 xun4 = Wilson (name)
detail  jau1 gat1 ji5  Qiu1 ji2 er3 = (Winston) Churchill
detail  tou4 ji5 saat3  tu2 er3 sa4 = Tulsa (placename in Oklahoma)

Showing 1 example containing 爾
detail 這麼出爾反爾剛纔現在不要到底
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

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