而且

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	further; moreover
simp. and trad. (而且)		而	且

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): érqiě

(Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji⁴ ce²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngi⁴ cie²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yì-chhiá

(Meixian, Guangdong): yi² qia³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lî-chhiáⁿ / jî-chhiáⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): re⁵ cia²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gher-chi; ⁶gher-chiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: érqiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: érciě
  - Wade–Giles: êrh²-chʻieh³
  - Yale: ér-chyě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlchiee
  - Palladius: эрце (erce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ ce²
  - Yale: yìh ché
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ tse²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ cé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ t͡sʰɛː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngi⁴ cie²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡi²¹ t͡sʰiɛ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-chhiá
  - Hakka Romanization System: i^ˇ qia^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi² qia³
  - Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ t͡sʰi̯a³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-chhiá
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˇ qia^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi² qia³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i¹¹ t͡sʰi̯a³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yi² qia³
  - Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ t͡sʰia³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-chhiáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lî-tshiánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lichviar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-chhiáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: jî-tshiánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jichviar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiã⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: re⁵ cia²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jṳ̂ tshiá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gher-chi; ⁶gher-chiq
  - MiniDict: r^去 chi; r^去 chih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hher-qi; ³hher-qiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦəl²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/, /ɦəl²² t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

Conjunction

而且

furthermore; in addition; moreover
我很喜歡這個女人，因為她很聰明，而且身材凹凸有致。 [MSC, trad.]
我很喜欢这个女人，因为她很聪明，而且身材凹凸有致。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ hěn xǐhuān zhè ge nǚrén, yīnwèi tā hěn cōngmíng, érqiě shēncái āotūyǒuzhì. [Pinyin]
I like this woman very much because she's smart and voluptuous.

你要去參加，而且你還要敢於發言，敢於辯論。 [MSC, trad.]
你要去参加，而且你还要敢于发言，敢于辩论。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ yào qù cānjiā, érqiě nǐ hái yào gǎnyú fāyán, gǎnyú biànlùn. [Pinyin]
You are going to participate – and you will dare to speak and debate.

Usage notes

Often found in the form 不但……而且…… (“not only ... but”).

Synonyms

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並且 / 并且 (bìngqiě)
何況 / 何况 (hékuàng)
其次 (qícì)
再則 / 再则 (zàizé) (literary)
再者 (zàizhě)
再說 / 再说 (zàishuō)
加上 (jiāshàng)
加之 (jiāzhī)
加以 (jiāyǐ)
另外 (lìngwài)
同時 / 同时 (tóngshí)
外加 (⁶nga-ka) (Wu)
更何況 / 更何况 (gènghékuàng)
此外 (cǐwài)
況且 / 况且 (kuàngqiě)
閣說 / 阁说 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
閣講 / 阁讲 (Hokkien)
隨外 / 随外 (⁶zoe-nga) (Shanghainese)