俄而

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
variant forms		俄爾／俄尔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): é'ér

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄦˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁴ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: é'ér
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄦˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ererl
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁴ ji⁴
    • Yale: ngòh yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁴ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁴ yi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː²¹ jiː²¹/

Adverb

俄而

1. after a while; presently