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Found 105 word entries for "而" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E8%80%8C
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	乘虛而入	sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6	cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4	to enter by exploiting a weak spot; to take advantage of a lapse
	而言	ji4 jin4	er2 yan2	with regard to (preceding phrase)
	而家	ji4 gaa1	er2 jia1	粵   now; this moment
	反而	faan2 ji4	fan3 er2	on the contrary
	而今	ji4 gam1	er2 jin1	now, at the present time
	而唔係	ji4 m4 hai6		粵   instead of; rather than
	而且	ji4 ce2	er2 qie3	but also; furthermore; anyways
	然而	jin4 ji4	ran2 er2	國   but; however
	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
	一概而論	jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6	yi1 gai4 er2 lun4	treat different matters the same
	因而	jan1 ji4	yin1 er2	thus
	總而言之	zung2 ji4 jin4 zi1	zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1	in short; in brief; in a word
	形而上學	jing4 ji4 soeng6 hok6	xing2 er3 shang4 xue2	metaphysics - outside actual experience
	顯而易見	hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3	xian3 er2 yi4 jian4	obviously; clearly
	進而	zeon3 ji4	jin4 er2	and then
	從而	cung4 ji4	cong2 er2	thus; thereby; therefore
	而已	ji4 ji5	er2 yi3	that's all, nothing more
	而是	ji4 si6	er2 shi4	國   but rather
	不一而足	bat1 jat1 ji4 zuk1	bu4 yi1 er2 zu2	國   numerous; to be by no means an isolated case
	不可同日而語	bat1 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5	bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3	國   cannot be mentioned in the same breath
	不得而知	bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1	bu4 de2 er2 zhi1	國   unknown; unable to find out
	不宣而戰	bat1 syun1 ji4 zin3	bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4	國   open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war
	不寒而慄	bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6	bu4 han2 er2 li4	國   shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder
	不約而同	bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4	bu4 yue1 er2 tong2	國   take the same action or view without prior consultation; happen to coincide
	不翼而飛	bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1	bu4 yi4 er2 fei1	國   disappear without trace; vanish all of a sudden; spread fast; spread like wildfire
	疾馳而過	zat6 ci4 ji4 gwo3	ji2 chi2 er2 guo4	swept past, flashed by at high speed
	不謀而合	bat1 mau4 ji4 hap6	bu4 mou2 er2 he2	國   agree without prior consultation; happen to hold the same view
	不歡而散	bat1 fun1 ji4 saan3	bu4 huan1 er2 san4	國   to break up in discord; part on bad terms
	不期而遇	bat1 kei4 ji4 jyu6	bu4 qi1 er2 yu4 (PRC), bu4 qi2 er2 yu4 (Taiwan)	國   meet by chance; have a chance encounter
	不期然而然	bat1 kei4 jin4 ji4 jin4	bu4 qi1 ran2 er2 ran2 (PRC), bu4 qi2 ran2 er2 ran2 (Taiwan)	國   happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations
	擦肩而過	caat3 gin1 ji4 gwo3	ca1 jian1 er2 guo4	brief encounter; to brush past somebody
	久而久之	gau2 ji4 gau2 zi1	jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1	(set phrase) [adv] as time pases; in the course of time
	如此而已	jyu4 ci2 ji4 ji5	ru2 ci3 er2 yi3	that's what it all adds up to
	視乎情況而定	si6 fu4 cing4 fong3 ji4 ding6	shi4 hu1 qing2 kuang4 er2 ding4	it depends on circumstances
	視情況而定	si6 cing4 fong3 ji4 ding6		it depends
	不而	bat1 ji4		粵   why not...?; it's better to... (variant of 不如)
	退而求其次	teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3	tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4	next best thing
	輕而易舉	hing1 ji4 jik6 geoi2		effortless; to do something without making an effort
	因誤會而結合，因了解而分開	jan1 ng6 wui6 ji4 git3 hap6, jan1 liu5 gaai2 ji4 fan1 hoi1		become a couple because of misunderstanding, and break up becuase of knowing each other deeply
	言而無信	jin4 ji4 mou4 seon3		cannot trust what one says
	一擁而上	jat1 jung2 ji4 soeng5	yi1 yong1 er2 shang4	rush up in a crowd
	為反對而反對	wai6 faan2 deoi3 ji4 faan2 deoi3	wei4 fan3 dui4 er2 fan3 dui4	opposed for the sake of opposition
	一掃而空	jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1	yi1 sao3 er2 kong1	make a clean sweep of
	同日而語	tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5	tong2 ri4 er2 yu3	be mentioned in the same breath
	死而後已	sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5	si3 er2 hou4 yi3	until one's dying day
	因情況而定	jan1 cing4 fong3 ji4 ding6	yin1 qing2 kuang4 er2 ding4	國   it depends
	天網恢恢，疏而不漏	tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6	tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1, shu1 er1 bu4 lou4	justice has a long arm; Heaven's justice is inescapable
	而係	ji4 hai6		粵   but rather
	脫穎而出	tyut3 wing6 ji4 ceot1	tuo1 ying3 er2 chu1	rise or stand out above the rest
	而起	ji4 hei2	er2 qi3	because of; arising from
	視而不見	si6 ji4 bat1 gin3	shi4 er2 bu4 jian4	to see but not really see; turn a blind eye to
	聽而不聞	ting1 ji4 bat1 man4	ting1 er2 bu4 wen2	to listen but not really hear; turn a deaf ear to
	視而不見，聽而不聞	si6 ji4 bat1 gin3, ting1 ji4 bat1 man4	shi4 er2 bu4 jian4, ting1 er2 bu4 wen2	take no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really
	的而且確	dik1 ji4 ce2 kok3	di2 er2 qie3 que4	粵   indeed; really
	心有餘而力不足	sam1 yau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1	xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2	the spirit is willing but the will is weak
	滿載而歸	mun5 zoi3/2 ji4 gwai1	man3 zai4 er2 gui1	return with fruitful results; come back from a rewarding journey
	凱旋而歸	hoi2 syun4 ji4 gwai1	kai3 xuan2 er2 gui1	return in triumph
	易地而處	jik6 dei6 ji4 cyu2	yi4 di4 er2 chu3	trade places
	取而代之	ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1	qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1	replace
	失而復得	sat1 ji4 fuk6 dak1	shi1 er2 fu4 de2	regain; lose and win back; find again
	適可而止	sik1 ho2 ji4 zi2	shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3	stop before you overdo sth.; stop once you've reached the limit
	知難而退	zi1 naan4 ji4 teoi3	zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4	to retreat or give up after realizing one is up against unfavourable circumstances
	奪眶而出	dyut6 hong1 ji4 ceot1	duo2 kuang4 er2 chu1	begin shedding tears
	一蹴而就	jat1 cuk1 ji4 zau6	yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4	to reach one's goal in a single step
	三思而後行	saam3 si1 ji4 hau6 hang4	san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2	look before you leap
	接踵而來	zip3 zung2 ji4 loi4	jie1 zhong3 er2 lai2	to come on after another; in come in succession
	望而生畏	mong6 ji4 sang1 wai3	wang4 er2 sheng1 wei4	awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming
	可想而知	ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1	ke3 xiang3 er2 zhi1	one may well imagine
	隆而重之	lung4 ji4 zung6 zi1	long2 er2 zhong4 zhi1	make sth. grand
	珍而重之	zan1 ji4 zung6 zi1	zhen1 er2 zhong4 zhi1	to cherish; to value
	鋌而走險	ting5 ji4 zau2 him2	ting3 er2 zou3 xian3	to take desperate measures when at risk; to make a reckless move when in danger
	樂而忘返	lok6 ji4 mong4 faan2	le4 er2 wang4 fan3	be so enraptured that one forget\'s to go home
	脫口而出	tyut3 hau2 ji4 ceot1	tuo1 kou3 er2 chu1	say sth. unwittingly; blurt out
	一躍而下	jat1 joek6 ji4 haa6	yi1 yue4 er2 xia4	leap down
	游繩而下	jau4 sing4*2 ji4 haa6	you2 sheng2 er2 xia4	climb down a rope
	無功而返	mou4 gung1 ji4 faan2	wu2 gong1 er2 fan3	return without success
	落荒而逃	lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4	luo4 huang1 er2 tao2	take to flight; flee in panic
	背道而馳	bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4	bei4 dao4 er2 chi2	run counter to; contrary to
	因人而異	jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6	yin1 ren2 er2 yi4	vary from person to person
	可望而不可及	ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 kap6	ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2	unattainable; inaccessible
	周而復始	zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2	zhou1 er2 fu4 shi3	move in cycles; in repeating cycles
	量力而為	loeng6 lik6 ji4 wai4	liang4 li4 e8pr2 wei2	know one's limits; not go overboard
	半途而廢	bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3	ban4 tu2 er2 fei4	give up halfway
	不勞而獲	bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6	bu4 lao2 er2 huo4	'to succeed with no effort'
	敬而遠之	ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1	jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1	keep at a respectful distance
	老而不	lou5 ji4 bat1	lao3 er2 bu4	粵   indecent old man
	惠而浦	wai6 ji4 pou2	hui4 er2 pu3	Whirlpool (brand name)
	唔好為咗一棵樹,而放棄成個森林	m4 hou2 wai6 zo2 jat1 po1 syu6, ji4 fong3 hei3 seng4 go3 sam1 lam4		粵   don't focus on only one girl, hence give up other girls
	奪門而出	dyut6 mun4 ji4 ceot1	duo2 men2 er2 chu1	to hasten out of the house in a great rush
	顧左右而言他	gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1	gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1	to avoid the topic of discussion
	鎩羽而歸	saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1	sha1 yu3 er2 gui1	return frustrated and downtrodden after being defeated
	何樂而不為	ho4 lok6 ji4 bat1 wai4	he2 le4 er2 bu4 wei2	why not go ahead with it
	而立之年	ji4 lap6 zi1 nin4	er2 li4 zhi1 nian2	30 years old; to be a tricenarian
	法網恢恢，疏而不漏	faat3 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6	fa3 wang3 hui1 hui1, shu1 er2 bu4 lou4	you can't run from the law; the law is without mercy
	樂而不淫	lok6 ji4 bat1 jam4	le4 er2 bu4 yin2	joy without licentiousness; joy without wantonness
	齎恨而亡	zai1 han6 ji4 mong4	ji1 hen4 er2 wang2	pass away with regret
	齎志而歿	zai1 ji3 ji4 mut6	ji1 zhi4 er2 mo4	die with unaccomplished ambitions
	出污泥而不染	ceot1 wu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5	chu1 wu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3	remain undefiled in the face of widespread corruption
	華而不實	waa4 ji4 bat1 sat6	hua2 er2 bu4 shi2	flashy; pretentious
	口惠而實不至	hau2 wai6 ji4 sat6 bat1 zi3	kou3 hui4 er2 shi2 bu4 zhi4	pay lip service
	趙學而	ziu6 hok6 ji4	zhao4 xue2 er2	Bondy Chiu

Found 33 Chinese Examples for "而"
	你而家喺日本	粵 You're in Japan at the moment
	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.
	而家幾點(鐘)？	粵 What is the time now?
	而家差兩個字七點	粵 It's ten to seven now.
	我同佢而家冇拍拖	粵 I'm not dating her any more.
	我而家喺機場等緊下班機。	粵 I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.
	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.
	我而家要決定。	粵 I have to decide now.
	你而家返屋企囉呵?	粵 You are going home now, aren't you?
	咁重要嘅嘢，而家先至同我講	粵 Why has he left telling me such an important thing until now?
	中國而家開放過以前	粵 China is now more open.
	原來係噉，反而係我畀你嚇一跳添	粵 On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!
	而家啲細路真係身在福中不知福！	粵 Children nowadays really don't know how fortunate they are.
	其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手	粵 Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
	因為走投無路而被逼賣兒鬻女	Having no other way out, they were forced to sell their children.
	而家冇人聽佢支笛㗎喇	粵 No one takes instructions from him anymore.
	而家佢著緊草，梗係聯絡佢唔到啦	粵 He is definitely uncontactable now since he is on the run.
	真係住得背，而家先知佢移民咗！	粵 I am really not well informed. It is now that I learn he has migrated.
	咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨	粵 I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.
	啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消	粵 These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.
	啱換咗嘅新門鎖反而重𣲷	粵 The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.
	我做呢份工唔係為錢而係為自己開心。	粵 I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
	我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。	國 I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
	而家噉嘅情況佢重有心情去游山玩水?	粵 He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this?
	我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。	粵 I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
	我而家同朋友HEA緊。	粵 Right now, I'm hanging out with my friends.
	舊底呢種玩具風靡一時，而家唔興㗎喇。	粵 This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.
	而家唔好買住，遲啲啲嘢就會喊冷㗎喇。	粵 Do not buy now; they will soon be slashing the prices.
	同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢	粵 With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?
	你豈能不辭而別！	How could you leave without saying goodbye?
	示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。	粵 Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
	旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意	國 The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.