粵

然jin4而ji4

jin4 ji4rán ér

English

  1. however; but; yet
  2. but; however; yet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 但係;不過

Examples

  • 然而,相反的理论往往也是真的。

    And yet, the contrary is always true as well.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 然而这也算不上什么像样的东西。

    But it isn't even worth calling stuff.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 原版很好,然而葡萄牙语译文有误。

    The original edition is great, but the Portuguese translation contains errors.

    Tatoeba · la_kanro CC BY

  • 家乐福的火腿剩料一点都不贵,然而却很好吃。

    Carrefour's Ham offcuts are not expensive at all, but are nonetheless delicious.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我很累, 然而, 我必須完成我的回家作業。

    I am tired; nevertheless, I must finish my homework.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我们按时预定了产品。然而,要到下个月后才能发货。

    We ordered the products on time. However, they won’t be dispatched until next month.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 子宮頸癌係常見嘅癌症,但係好多女人對呢個病一無所知。

    子宮頸癌是常見的癌症,然而很多女性對此病所知並不多。 (zi2 gung1 geng2 ngaam4 si6 soeng4 gin3 dik1 ngaam4 zing3 jin4 ji4 han2 do1 neoi5 sing3 deoi3 ci2 beng6 so2 zi1 bing6 bat1 do1)

    Cervical cancer is quite a common cancer; however, most women do not know much about the illness.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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