而已
ji4 ji5ér yǐ
English
- that's all
- That's it!
- nothing more
- only; just
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用係陳述句末,表示限止語氣,有沖淡語意作用,多數同「只是」、「不過」、「僅僅」連用,類似粵語句末助詞「啫」同「之嘛」
Examples
只是感冒而已。
It's just a cold.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
嗯,仅此而已。
Yea, that's all it is.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
这只是枝叶而已。
It's only leaves and branches.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
我只是说说而已!
I'm just saying!
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
只是一场梦而已。
It's just a dream.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
它只要十元而已!
It is only ten yuan!
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
我唔係唔開心,只係有啲失望啫。
我不是不開心,只是有點失望而已。 (ngo5 bat1 si6 bat1 hoi1 sam1, zi2 si6 jau2 dim2 sat1 mong6 ji4 ji5.)
I ain't unhappy. I'm just a little bit disappointed.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk