俄而
Chinese
| suddenly; very soon; Russian | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (俄而) |
俄 | 而 | |
| alternative forms | 俄爾／俄尔 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: é'ér
- Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄦˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: é-ér
- Wade–Giles: o2-êrh2
- Yale: é-ér
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ererl
- Palladius: ээр (eer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo4 ji4
- Yale: ngòh yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo4 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo4 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː²¹ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
俄而
- (literary) after a while; presently
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不久 (“soon; before long”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 頃之, 頃刻, 少頃, 俄而, 既而, 已而 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不久 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 不久, 沒多久 |
| Taiwan | 不久, 沒多久 | |
| Singapore | 不久, 沒多久 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 冇幾耐, 冇耐 |
| Hong Kong | 冇幾耐, 冇耐 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 冇幾耐 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 無幾久 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無幾久 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無幾久 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無幾久 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無幾久 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無偌久 |
| Quanzhou | 無偌久 | |
| Zhangzhou | 無偌久 | |
| Taipei | 無偌久 | |
| Kaohsiung | 無偌久 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 無偌久 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 無偌久 | |
| Shantou | 唔久, 無若久 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 不一下兒過 |