惟
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: rui5
POJ: juî
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: juî
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
adverb: only, but, however
惟, 只
惟, 只
The page lists 惟 with several distinct senses/parts of speech (preposition 'but', adverb 'only', verb 'to think', an obsolete particle, and a surname) under the same reading, making a single POS/gloss choice uncertain.