時而
See also: 时而
Chinese
edito'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (時而) | 時 | 而 | |
| simp. (时而) | 时 | 而 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄦˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíh-ér
- Wade–Giles: shih2-êrh2
- Yale: shŕ-ér
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrerl
- Palladius: шиэр (šier)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: si4 ji4
- Yale: sìh yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: si4 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: xi4 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː²¹ jiː²¹/
- Homophones:
時宜／时宜
時而／时而
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî-lî
- Tâi-lô: sî-lî
- Phofsit Daibuun: silii
- IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /si²⁴⁻²² li²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî-jî
- Tâi-lô: sî-jî
- Phofsit Daibuun: sijii
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³⁻²² d͡zi¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Adverb
edit時而
- from time to time; occasionally; sometimes
- now... now...; sometimes... sometimes... (used reduplicatively)
Synonyms
edit- (from time to time):