而家

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Chinese

 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad.
(而家)
alternative forms 依家 (ji1 gaa1)
𠵱家 (ji1 gaa1)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 而家

  1. (Cantonese) now
    而家拍拖 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    ngo5 tung4 keoi5 ji4 gaa1 mou5 paak3 to1. [Jyutping]
    I'm not dating her now.
    搜索引擎而家 [Cantonese, trad.]
    搜索引擎而家 [Cantonese, simp.]
    sau2 saak3 jan5 king4 ji4 gaa1 taai3 mong4. cing2 ci4 di1 zoi3 si3 gwo3. [Jyutping]
    The search engine is busy now. Please try again later.

Synonyms

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 而家

  1. (Cantonese) nowadays; the present time; today

Synonyms