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Chinese
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thus; so; like that thus; so; like that; you; thou
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thus; so; like that thus; so; like that; you; thou
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| trad. (爾爾)
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爾
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爾
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| simp. (尔尔)
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尔
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尔
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
爾爾
- (literary) so-so (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adverb
爾爾
- (Southern Min) Modal particle at the end of a phrase: just; simply; that's all; nothing more; is all
Synonyms
- 云爾 (yún'ěr) (literary)
- 但定 (nā-tiāⁿ) (Min Nan)
- 定定 (Hakka)
- 罷了／罢了
- 而已 (éryǐ)
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