若 且 唯 若

ruò qiě wéi ruòdictionary entry

if and only if

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Original source entry:

若且唯若若且唯若 [ruo4 qie3 wei2 ruo4] /if and only if/

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若
rě
used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]
ruò
to seem / like / as / if
且
qiě
and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
唯
wéi
only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhǔ yì] or 論|论[lùn], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wéi lǐ lùn], rationalism)
wěi
yes
若
rě
used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]
ruò
to seem / like / as / if

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