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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) |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
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Pronunciation
Verb
而言
- to be regarding; to be in terms of; to be speaking of; to be as far as something is concerned
- 就目前而言 ― jiù mùqián éryán ― as it stands
- 從總體而言／从总体而言 ― cóng zǒngtǐ éryán ― on the whole
- 相比而言 ― xiāngbǐ éryán ― by comparison
對於世界經濟而言，狀況同樣如此。 [MSC, trad.]
对于世界经济而言，状况同样如此。 [MSC, simp.]- Duìyú shìjiè jīngjì éryán, zhuàngkuàng tóngyàng rúcǐ.
- As far as the global economy is concerned, the situation is the same.
誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
- Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán.
- Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
Usage notes
而言 (éryán) is always put at the end of a sentence structure which starts with a preposition, such as 對於／对于 (duìyú, “regarding”), 就 (jiù, “in ”) or 從／从 (cóng, “from”), or is collocated with 相比 (xiāngbǐ, “comparison”).