乃末

Chinese
 
to be; thus; so
to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
 end; final stage; latter part
simp. and trad.
(乃末)		 乃 末
alternative forms 難末／难末
那末
惱末／恼末 (Suzhounese)
奈末

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First syllable generally sounding similar to [nɛ] cross-topolectally in Wu: morpheme meaning "now"?”)

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Wugniu)
    • (Northern): 6ne-meq; 6na-meq / 2na-7meq8 / 2ne 0meq
  • Wu
    • (Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6ne-meq; 6na-meq
      • MiniDict: ne去 meh; na去 meh
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3ne-meq; 3na-meq
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ne²² məʔ⁴⁴/, /na²² məʔ⁴⁴/
    • (Haining)
      • Wugniu: 2na-7meq8
      • Sinological IPA (Haining): /na¹¹ məʔ⁵⁵/
    • (Hangzhou)
      • Wugniu: 2ne 0meq
      • MiniDict: ne平 meh
      • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /nɛ²³ məʔ/

Conjunction

乃末 (Northern Wu)

  1. hence; therefore; it is because of this
  2. if so; as such

Adverb

乃末 (Northern Wu)

  1. so; thus; as a result
  2. now then
    乃末完結！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
    乃末完结！ [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6ne-meq 6woe-ciq [Wugniu]
    Now everything's ruined!

Synonyms
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