而

ji4

[1] and; also [2] and yet; but; nevertheless [3] accordingly; otherwise [4] on t

由而家起

jau4 ji4 gaa1 hei2

from now on; from this moment onwards [colloquial]

凱旋而歸

hoi2 syun4 ji4 gwai1

return in triumph; come back victorious; return with glory

形而上學

jing4 ji4 soeng6 hok6

metaphysics - outside actual experience

珍而重之

zan1 ji4 zung6 zi1

to cherish; to value

總而言之

zung2 ji4 jin4 zi1

in short; in brief; in a word

視而不見

si6 ji4 bat1 gin3

to pretend to look at, but not really be paying attention;

同日而語

tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5

be mentioned in the same breath

奪門而出

dyut6 mun4 ji4 ceot1

to hasten out of the house in a great rush (lit. to force open the door and rush

似是而非

ci5 si6 ji4 fei1

(stock phrase) looks right, but is actually not

不約而同

bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4

take the same action or view without prior consultation; happen to coincide

顯而易見

hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3

obviously; clearly

擦肩而過

caat3 gin1 ji4 gwo3

brief encounter; to brush past somebody

鋌而走險

ting5 ji4 zau2 him2

to take desperate measures when at risk; to make a reckless move when in danger

取而代之

ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1

replace; supersede; displace; supplant; take over; substitute for; take the plac

而是

ji4 si6

but rather (Cantonese: 而係)

言而無信

jin4 ji4 mou4 seon3

cannot trust what one says

從而

cung4 ji4

thus; thereby; therefore

無功而返

mou4 gung1 ji4 faan2

return without success; wild goose chase; on a fool's errand

奪眶而出

dyut6 hong1 ji4 ceot1

tears bursting out

拔地而起

bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2

rising abruptly out of the ground