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而且

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

Conjunction

而且

furthermore; in addition; moreover

Usage notes

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): érqiě

(Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ ce²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yì-chhiá
Min Nan (POJ): jî-chhiáⁿ / lî-chhiáⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: érqiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: elrchiee
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ ce²
  - Yale: yìh ché
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ tse²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ t͡sʰɛː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-chhiá
  - Hakka Romanization System: iˇ qia`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi² qia³
  - IPA: /i¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯a³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-chhiá
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iˇ qia`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi² qia³
  - IPA: /(j)i¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯a³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-chhiáⁿ / lî-chhiáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: jî-tshiánn / lî-tshiánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jichviar, lichviar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/, /li²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵⁴/, /li²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑi¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/, /li¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /d͡ʑi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/, /li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /d͡ʑi²³⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiã⁴¹/, /li²³⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiã⁴¹/