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Chinese[edit]
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already; since; both... (and...)
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
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trad. (既而)
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既
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而
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simp. #(既而)
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既
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而
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Pronunciation[edit]
既而
- (literary) afterwards; later; subsequently
Synonyms[edit]
- 後來/后来 (hòulái)
- 後嚟/后嚟 (Cantonese)
- 後尾/后尾 (Cantonese, Eastern Min)
- 接著/接着 (jiēzhe)
- 紲落/绁落 (Hokkien)
- 繼而/继而 (jì'ér) (formal)
- 落尾手 (Hokkien)
- 跟住 (gan1 zyu6) (Cantonese)
- 跟著/跟着 (gēnzhe)