唯
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: rui6
POJ: juǐ
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: juǐ
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
particle: only, alone
只, 僅
只, 僅
唯 carries many classical/literary senses under this one reading (topic-marking particle, 'only', 'because', 'although', a meaningless sentence-initial particle, etc.); 'only; alone' was picked as the most practically useful sense but the exact sense matching this reading is uncertain.