而已

Chinese
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
already; to stop; then
already; to stop; then; afterwards
simp. and trad.
(而已)		 而 已
anagram 已而

Pronunciation

Adverb

而已

  1. (usually at the end of a phrase) that's all; nothing more; is all
    混混日子而已  ―  hùnhùn rìzi éryǐ  ―  to just drift through life
    如此而已，豈有他哉！ [MSC, trad.]
    如此而已，岂有他哉！ [MSC, simp.]
    Rúcǐ éryǐ, qǐ yǒu tā zāi! [Pinyin]
    That's all there is to it!
    僅此而已。／仅此而已。  ―  Jǐn cǐ éryǐ.  ―  That is all.

Synonyms
  • 但定 (nā-tiāⁿ) (Min Nan)
  • 定定 (dìngdìng) (Hakka)
  • 云爾／云尔 (yún'ěr) (literary)

Derived terms
  • 僅此而已／仅此而已

Japanese
Kanji in this term
而 已
の
Jinmeiyō		 み
Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 而已 – see the following entry.
【のみ】
[particle] only, limited to
[adverb] alone
[adverb] merely
(This term, 而已, is an alternative (archaic) spelling of the above term.)
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