| suddenly; very soon; Russian | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (俄而) |
俄 | 而 | |
| alternative forms | 俄爾／俄尔 | ||
俄而
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 頃之, 頃刻, 少頃, 俄而, 既而, 已而 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不久 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 不久, 沒多久 |
| Taiwan | 不久, 沒多久 | |
| Singapore | 不久, 沒多久 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 冇幾耐, 冇耐 |
| Hong Kong | 冇幾耐, 冇耐 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 冇幾耐 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 無幾久 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無幾久 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無幾久 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無幾久 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無幾久 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無偌久 |
| Quanzhou | 無偌久 | |
| Zhangzhou | 無偌久 | |
| Taipei | 無偌久 | |
| Kaohsiung | 無偌久 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 無偌久 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 無偌久 | |
| Shantou | 唔久, 無若久 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 不一下兒過 |