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Chinese
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already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
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simp. and trad. (已而)
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已
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而
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anagram
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而已
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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已
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已
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而
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
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以 (36)
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日 (38)
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Final (韻)
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之 (19)
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之 (19)
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之 (19)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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羊己切
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羊吏切
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如之切
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Baxter
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yiX
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yiH
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nyi
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/jɨX/
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/jɨH/
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/ȵɨ/
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Pan Wuyun
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/jɨX/
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/jɨH/
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/ȵɨ/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ieX/
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/ieH/
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/ȵʑie/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/jɨX/
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/jɨH/
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/ȵɨ/
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Li Rong
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/iəX/
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/iəH/
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/ȵiə/
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Wang Li
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/jĭəX/
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/jĭəH/
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/ȵʑĭə/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/iX/
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/iH/
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/ȵʑi/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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yǐ
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yì
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ér
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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ji5
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ji6
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ji4
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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已
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而
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yǐ
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ér
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Middle Chinese
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‹ yiX ›
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‹ nyi ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢ(r)əʔ/
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/*nə/
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English
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cease; already
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and, but
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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已
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而
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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14924
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2720
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Phonetic component
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已
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而
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Rime group
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之
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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以
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而
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Old Chinese
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/*lɯʔ/
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/*njɯ/
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Notes
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巳轉註字
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Adverb
已而
- (Classical) soon; before long
Verb
已而
- (Classical) forget it; let it be
- Synonym: 算了 (suànle)
楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰:「鳳兮!鳳兮!何德之衰?往者不可諫,來者猶可追。已而,已而!今之從政者殆而!」
楚狂接舆歌而过孔子曰:「凤兮!凤兮!何德之衰?往者不可谏,来者犹可追。已而,已而!今之从政者殆而!」 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Chǔ kuáng Jiē Yú gē ér guò kǒngzǐ yuē: “Fèng xī! Fèng xī! Hé dé zhī shuāi? Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī. Yǐ'ér, yǐ'ér! Jīn zhī cóngzhèngzhě dài ér!”
- The madman of Chu, Jie Yu, passed by Confucius, singing and saying, "O Feng! O Feng! How is your virtue degenerated! As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against. Give up your vain pursuit. Give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government."