而言
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]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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simp. and trad. (而言) |
而 | 言 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: éryán
- Wade–Giles: êrh2-yen2
- Yale: ér-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlyan
- Palladius: эрянь (erjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 jin4
- Yale: yìh yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]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
- 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.]
- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
- Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán. [Pinyin]
- 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.
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.]
Usage notes
[edit]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 [terms of]”) or 從/从 (cóng, “from”), or is collocated with 相比 (xiāngbǐ, “comparison”).