ONLY 只不過唯
THIS THING OR ACTION AND ALL OTHERS NOT.
AT MOSTAT BEST(ONLY) JUSTNO/NOT MORE THANBARELYSCARCELYHARDLYNARROWLYEXCLUSIVELYSOLELYTO THE EXCLUSION OF EVERYTHING ELSEMERELYSIMPLYJUST
Modern Chinese Criteria
罷了 / 而已
只
單
獨
光
止
就
僅
但
才
徒
特
惟
單單
僅僅
不過
偏偏
惟獨
單獨
獨自
唯有
只有
只是
無非
單純 is "purely, merely".
只不過
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／ LU JIANMING
只
單
獨
光
止
就
僅
但
才
徒
特
惟
單單
僅僅
不過
偏偏
惟獨
單獨
獨自
唯有
只有
只是
無非
單純 is "purely, merely".
只不過
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／ LU JIANMING
- 王力古漢語字典
(
WANG LI 2000)
p.
931 維，唯，惟
- Using Chinese Synonyms
(
GRACE ZHANG 2010)
p.
356 - 跟我學同義詞
(
CAI SHAOWEI 2010)
p.
24 - 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典
(
HONG CHENGYU 2009)
p.
559
Attributions by syntactic funtion
Attributions by text
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Words
惟 wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji
唯 wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 37 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padVonly [etymologically vadV]
- v[0]+N.+N{PRED}it is only N that is the N{PRED}CH
- vt+N{SUBJ}.+V{PRED}only N V-sCH
- vt+N{SUBJ}.+為+V{PRED}only N Vs
- vtoNcopulato be; to be only (the object in question)
唯 wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 26 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNrestrictiveonly (the N)
- vadVobjectonly the object(s)
- vadVreference=objectonly VERB
- vt+Nbe only N; be only a matter of N; be only by N
- vt0oN{SUBJ}.+V{PRED}only N Vs
- vtoN.adVcopularestrictive copula: be only, it is only N (who Vs)
- vttoN.+V[0]copulait is only the N who do the contextually determinate Ving3
獨 dú OC: dooɡ MC: duk 25 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadN.adVonly N V-s
- vadVobjectonly the object
- vadVsubjectonly in this case; as the only one, as the only subject of the V
- vtoNhave only (one quality etc)
耳 ěr OC: mljɯʔ MC: ȵɨ 24 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- ppostadSand that is all, contraction of 而已 (quantifies over only the subject, sometimes the whole sentence preceding it, rarely only the object, rarely the whole verb phrase, and also rarely the main verb only. 阿almost never, apparently, the object in the VP only.
- ppostadSonly the objectCH
徒 tú OC: daa MC: duo̝ 20 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padNonly (deverbal?)
- padNfigurative pointlessCH
- padVrestrictiveonly; just; merely (negated as 非徒 rarely 不徒)
- padVtoNreference=objectonly the objectCH
特 tè OC: ɡ-lɯɯɡ MC: dək 19 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadNP{PRED}only be the NP
- vadVonly, simply
而已 ér yǐ OC: njɯ k-lɯʔ MC: ȵɨ jɨ 19 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPi.postN{PRED}be only the N and nothing else/no others, and that is all; and that is the whole point
- VPi[0]postadSand that is all
但 dàn OC: daanʔ MC: dɑn 18 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- pad.VtoNreference=objectonly the objectCH
- padN.adVonly the N V-s
- padVHan dynasty: only, just
- padVreference=objectonly (the object)
- padVreference=subjectonly the (preceding) subject
祇 qí OC: ɡe MC: giɛ 12 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padSit is only that..., just S
- padVonly
- padV.adSsimply
- padVobjectonly (the object)
而已矣 ér yǐ yǐ OC: njɯ k-lɯʔ ɢɯʔ MC: ȵɨ jɨ ɦɨ 12 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPi[0]postadN{PRED}.postadSbe only N
- VPi[0]postadS..., and that is all. [Note the immensely complex problems of scope of this phrase.]
其唯 qí wéi MC: gi ywij OC: ɡɯ k-lulCH 12 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt N{SUBJECT}(presumably) only N is a case in point, only N is like thisCH
專 zhuān OC: tjon MC: tɕiɛn 9 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Assoc: 任/RELY ON
Rén 任 typically refers to reliance on someone inferior in the context of public administration.
- Syntactic words
- vad.VtoNscope: objectonly the objects
- vadN{PRED}(before predicates) be only a matter of
爾 ěr OC: mljelʔ MC: ȵiɛ 9 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vpostadSand that is all! 而已
直 zhí OC: dɯɡ MC: ɖɨk 8 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadVonly; the only thing to do was
一 yī MC: 'jit OC: qliɡCH 7 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- v[adN]ad.VtoNrestrictive object quantifieras the only object 一成純 “achieves only purity"CH
- vadNthe one and only, only NCH
- vadVonlyCH
僅 jǐn OC: ɡrɯns MC: gin 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padVonly; only just; barely; by the skin of one's teeth
只 zhǐ OC: kljeʔ MC: tɕiɛ 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padVonly, exclusively
唯 wéi 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt0oN{OBJ}.+V{PRED}it is only N that the subject V-sLZ
不過 bù guò OC: pɯʔ klools MC: pi̯ut kʷɑ 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPadVonly, just
- VPtoNnot exceed N, be only N in size/amount etc.CH
乃 nǎi OC: nɯɯʔ MC: nəi 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- pad.vt+N
- padV
- padV.postN{SUBJ}only N V-s
始 shǐ OC: lʰɯʔ MC: ɕɨ 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vadV.postN{SUBJ}only N V-s
啻 chì OC: qljeɡs MC: ɕiɛ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padVonly
維 wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNbe only a case ofCH
- vtoN.adVt維后稷轂用蒸"sacrifice to the ancestors only/exactly by the use of Hou Ji's grain": Vt only/exactly by the use of NCH
但知 dàn zhī OC: daanʔ te MC: dɑn ʈiɛ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadVonly, merely, simply, just
止 zhǐ OC: kljɯʔ MC: tɕɨ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadVreference=objectonly the object
祗 zhī OC: tjil MC: tɕi 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- padVonly
空 kōng OC: khooŋ MC: khuŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vad.VtoNreference=objectonly the object
純 chún OC: djun MC: dʑʷin 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vadVonly, no more than
適 shì OC: qljeɡ MC: ɕiɛk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- padN{PRED}not only be as many as N
只是 zhǐ shì OC: kljeʔ ɡljeʔ MC: tɕiɛ dʑiɛ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadVonly
翅 chì MC: syeH OC: qhjesCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- padV=啻 onlyCH
然後 rán hòu MC: nyen huwH OC: njen ɡoosLZ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadV.postN{SUBJ}it is only N that V-sLZ
非特 fēi tè MC: pj+j dok OC: pɯl ɡ-lɯɯɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadVnot only; not simply, not justLZ
偏 piān OC: phen MC: phiɛn 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vad.VtoNobjectquantifier only some of the objects
多 duō OC: k-laal MC: tɑ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- padVonly ？？？？(commentary: 邢昺：古人多，只同音
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