亦 (jik6 | yi4) : also, too

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亦

jik6

yi4

also, too

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 亠 (#8)

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

亦

This word has been viewed 12806 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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亦即 jik6 zik1 yi4 ji2 = namely, that is

亦都 jik6 dou1 yi4 dou1 = also; too 粵

有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎 jau5 pang4 zi6 jyun5 fong1 loi4, bat1 jik6 lok6 fu4 = very happy because a friend has come from a faraway place

反之亦然 faan2 zi1 jik6 jin4 fan3 zhi1 yi4 ran2 = vice versa

人云亦云 jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4 ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2 = copy what others say; to echo the views and opionions of others without one's own

水能載舟，亦能覆舟 seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1 shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1 = water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful

盜亦有道 dou6 jik6 jau5 dou6 dao4 yi4 you3 dao4 = honor among thieves

亦師亦友 jik6 si1 jik6 jau5 yi4 shi1 yi4 you3 = sb. who is both a mentor and a friend

劉亦菲 lau4 jik6 fei2 liu2 yi4 fei3 = Liu Yifei (a.k.a., Crystal Liu)

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你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me.
[Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]

就算你噉做亦都於事無補粵
Even by doing so, you would not help the situation.

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 亦
Unicode code for this character: U+4ea6 (off-site link)

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