Chinese

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and; to give; together with
and; to give; together with; take part in; (interrog. part.)
 
to reach; and
trad. (與及)
simp. (与及)
alternative forms 𫤰及

Etymology

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Compound of (and) +‎ (and), or reanalysis of 以及 (ji5 kap6, as well as; along with; and) (Chang, 1989).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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與及

  1. (Cantonese, formal, sometimes proscribed) and

Usage notes

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Sometimes proscribed in favour of 以及 (ji5 kap6), found in Modern Standard Chinese.

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • 張雙慶 (1989) “「而矣」和「與及」”, in 《中國語文通訊》[4] (in Chinese), volume 4, pages 23–24