爾 (ji5) — so; like that; just that in Cantonese
jiˏ₅爾简 尔
Mandarin Pinyin: er3
Meaning of 爾
nounso; like that; just that
nounsuffix after adjective or adverb
nounthou; you; that
Example Sentences with 爾
你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?
neiˏ₅爾haiˍ₆係binˉ¹邊go3？個？
Who are you?
neiˏ₅爾zouˍ₆做matˉ¹乜je5？嘢？
What are you doing?
neiˏ₅爾houˊ²好maa1？嗎？
How are you?
neiˏ₅爾taiˊ²睇mˎ₄唔tai2？睇？
Are you watching?
Words Containing 爾
阿爾卑斯山aa3 ji5 bei1 si1 saan1
Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland
威爾斯wai1 ji5 si1
Wales - part of the United Kingdom (英國), it's the chunk to the left hand side. Other parts of the united kingdom also include England (英格蘭), Scotland (蘇格蘭) and Northern Ireland (北愛爾蘭).
新奧爾良san1 ou3 ji5 loeng4
the city of New Orleans – the principal city (but not the capital city) of the state of Louisiana in the United States of America
荷爾蒙ho4 ji5 mung4
hormone (as a loanword)
哈爾濱haa1 ji5 ban1
Harbin, capitol of Heilongjiang province in NE China
鄂爾多斯市ngok6 ji5 do1 si1 si5
Ordos, prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia, one of the most famous 鬼城 (ghost cities) in China
蕞爾zeoi3 ji5
tiny; extremely small
高爾夫球gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4
golf (i.e. the game/sport) (a transliteration); golf ball [Syn.] 哥爾夫球
厄瓜多爾aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5
Ecuador
不過爾爾bat1 gwo3 ji5 ji5
merely mediocre; just middling
額菲爾士峰ngaak6 fei1 ji5 si6 fung1
Mount Everest (highest mountain peak in the world)
維吾爾wai4 ng4 ji5
Uighur ethnic group of Xinjiang, China
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