而已 éryǐ

éryǐ particle that is all
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 而已 is a final phrasal particle in Literary Chinese restricting the meaning of sentence (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 134). For example, 亦有仁義而已矣。'... benevolence and righteousness, and these are my only topics.' (Mengzi: 1.1/1/5, translation by Legge)

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