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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 15531 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  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
See all 169 compounds (CantoDict reports 177 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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