而言

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (而言)		而	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): éryán

(Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: éryán
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: yìh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/

Verb

而言

to be regarding; to be in terms of; to be speaking of; to be as far as something is concerned
就目前而言 ― jiù mùqián éryán ― as it stands

從總體而言 / 从总体而言 ― cóng zǒngtǐ éryán ― on the whole

相比而言 ― xiāngbǐ éryán ― by comparison

對於世界經濟而言，狀況同樣如此。 [MSC, trad.]
对于世界经济而言，状况同样如此。 [MSC, simp.]
Duìyú shìjiè jīngjì éryán, zhuàngkuàng tóngyàng rúcǐ. [Pinyin]
As far as the global economy is concerned, the situation is the same.

Usage notes

而言 (éryán) is always put at the end of a sentence structure which starts with a preposition, such as 對於／对于 (duìyú, “regarding”), 就 (jiù, “in [terms of]”) or 從／从 (cóng, “from”), or is collocated with 相比 (xiāngbǐ, “comparison”).

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