而今

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Chinese

and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
today; modern; present
today; modern; present; current; this; now
 
trad. (而今)
simp. #(而今)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (38) (28)
Final () (19) (140)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter nyi kim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵɨ/ /kˠiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵɨ/ /kᵚim/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑie/ /kiem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵɨ/ /kjim/
Li
Rong
/ȵiə/ /kjəm/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭə/ /kĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi/ /ki̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ér jīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ji4 gam1

Adverb

而今

  1. now; nowadays

Synonyms