而且

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	further; moreover
simp. and trad. (而且)		而	且

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): érqiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji⁴ ce²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngi⁴ cie²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yì-chhiá

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yi² qia³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lî-chhiáⁿ / jî-chhiáⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): re⁵ cia²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gher-chi; ⁶gher-chiq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: érqiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: érciě
    • Wade–Giles: êrh²-chʻieh³
    • Yale: ér-chyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlchiee
    • Palladius: эрце (erce)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁴ ce²
    • Yale: yìh ché
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ tse²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ cé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ t͡sʰɛː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngi⁴ cie²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡi²¹ t͡sʰiɛ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-chhiá
    • Hakka Romanization System: iˇ qia`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi<sup>2</sup> qia<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ t͡sʰi̯a³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-chhiá
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iˇ qia`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi² qia³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i¹¹ t͡sʰi̯a³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yi² qia³
    • Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ t͡sʰia³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-chhiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: lî-tshiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lichviar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-chhiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: jî-tshiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jichviar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiã⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: re⁵ cia²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jṳ̂ tshiá
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶gher-chi; ⁶gher-chiq
    • MiniDict: r^去 chi; r^去 chih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hher-qi; ³hher-qiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦəl²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/, /ɦəl²² t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

Conjunction

而且

1. furthermore; in addition; moreover

   我很喜歡這個女人，因為她很聰明，而且身材凹凸有致。 [MSC, trad.]
   我很喜欢这个女人，因为她很聪明，而且身材凹凸有致。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ hěn xǐhuān zhè ge nǚrén, yīnwèi tā hěn cōngmíng, érqiě shēncái āotūyǒuzhì. [Pinyin]

   I like this woman very much because she's smart and voluptuous.

   你要去參加，而且你還要敢於發言，敢於辯論。 [MSC, trad.]
   你要去参加，而且你还要敢于发言，敢于辩论。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yào qù cānjiā, érqiě nǐ hái yào gǎnyú fāyán, gǎnyú biànlùn. [Pinyin]

   You are going to participate – and you will dare to speak and debate.

Usage notes

Often found in the form 不但……而且…… (“not only ... but”).

Synonyms

• 並且／并且 (bìngqiě)
• 何況／何况 (hékuàng)
• 其次 (qícì)
• 再則／再则 (zàizé) (literary)
• 再者 (zàizhě)
• 再說／再说 (zàishuō)
• 加上 (jiāshàng)
• 加之 (jiāzhī)
• 加以 (jiāyǐ)
• 另外 (lìngwài)
• 同時／同时 (tóngshí)
• 外加 (⁶nga-ka) (Wu)
• 更何況／更何况 (gènghékuàng)
• 此外 (cǐwài)
• 況且／况且 (kuàngqiě)
• 閣說／阁说 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 閣講／阁讲 (Hokkien)
• 隨外／随外 (⁶zoe-nga) (Shanghainese)