而 (ji4 | er2 neng2) : and, also; but; otherwise

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而

ji4

er2 neng2

[1] and; also [2] and yet; but; nevertheless [3] accordingly; otherwise [4] on the condition that; supposing that; if [5] you

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 而 (#126)

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

而

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2010 20:09

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而家 ji4 gaa1 er2 jia1 = now; this moment 粵

反而 faan2 ji4 fan3 er2 = on the contrary

而今 ji4 gam1 er2 jin1 = now, at the present time

而且 ji4 ce2 er2 qie3 = but also; furthermore; anyways

然而 jin4 ji4 ran2 er2 = but; however 國

似是而非 ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 si4 shi4 er2 fei1 = (stock phrase) looks right, but is actually not

時而 si4 ji4 shi2 er2 = occasionally

不言而喻 bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 bu4 yan2 er2 yu4 = it goes without saying

不辭而別 bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 bu4 ci2 er2 bie2 = to leave without saying goodbye

一哄而散 jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3 yi1 hong1 er2 san4 = (idiom) disperse in confusion
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Showing 10 of 32 examples containing 而

而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

我哋而家出門[口] 粵
We're leaving now.
[literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.]

而家幾點(鐘)？粵
What is the time now?

我同佢而家冇拍拖粵
I'm not dating her any more.
[Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.]

你而家喺日本粵
You're in Japan at the moment
[Lit. you now at Japan Std. Chinese: 你現在身處日本]

而家差兩個字七點粵
It's ten to seven now.
[Lit. now different two [counter] five-minutes seven o'clock]

我而家要決定。粵
I have to decide now.

以前呢度啲生意重做得下嘅，但而家就喎呵囉粵
Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.

我而家喺機場等緊下班機。粵
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.

你而家返屋企囉呵? 粵
You are going home now, aren't you?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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