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幸而

幸而

Chinese

		fortunate; lucky	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
simp. and trad. (幸而)		幸	而

Adverb

幸而

by good fortune; luckily; fortunately

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xìng'ér

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁶ ji⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hěng-lî / hēng-lî / hēng-jî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìng'ér
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqelr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁶ ji⁴
  - Yale: hahng yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁶ ji⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²² jiː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hěng-lî
  - Tâi-lô: hǐng-lî
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²² li²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēng-lî
  - Tâi-lô: hīng-lî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hexnglii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ li²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēng-jî
  - Tâi-lô: hīng-jî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hexngjii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑi¹³/