但定

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
simp. and trad. (但定)		但	定

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nā-tiāⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nā-tiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nā-tiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: naxdvia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nã²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nã⁴¹⁻²² tiã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nã²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nã³³⁻¹¹ tiã³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã³³⁻²¹ tiã³³/

Adverb

但定

1. (Hokkien) Modal particle at the end of a phrase: just; simply; that's all; nothing more; is all

   • 若是我，我毋知，只有知「感激」佮「歡喜」但定。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     若是我，我毋知，只有知「感激」佮「欢喜」但定。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1959, 高俊明, Góa M̄-chai

     Nā-sī góa, góa m̄ chai, chí-ū chai “kám-kek” kap “hoaⁿ-hí” nā-tiāⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If I were them, I wouldn't know anything but just appreciation and happiness.

Synonyms

• 云爾 (yún'ěr) (literary)
• 定定 (Hakka)
• 爾爾／尔尔 (niā-niā) (Hokkien)
• 罷了／罢了
• 而已 (éryǐ)