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)
Contained in
- 说说而已(說說而已) nothing serious; just hot air
- 仅此而已(僅此而已) that's all; just this and nothing more
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 《盡心章句下》 Commentary on Jin Xin II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 19
- 《告子章句下》 Commentary on Gaozi II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 18
- 《盡心章句上》 Commentary on Jin Xin I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 18
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 15
- 卷六 Scroll 6 Discourses on Salt and Iron 鹽鐵論 — count: 15
- 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 15
- 《梁惠王章句上》 Commentary on Liang Hui Wang I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 15
- 《萬章章句上》 Commentary on Wan Zhang I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 14
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 14
- 《告子章句上》 Commentary on Gaozi I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 13