DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

但願如此

简但愿如此 · 繁但願如此

Mandarin · pinyin dàn yuàn rú cǐ

if only it were so
I hope so (idiom)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

但: dàn · only; but, however, yet, still
願: Look up this written character
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
愿: yuàn · sincere, honest, virtuous

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–4–2–3 · dan4 yuan4 ru2 ci3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

但願如此 · find source passages ↗ · 但愿如此 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daan6 jyun6 jyu4 ci2

Cantonese word readings for 但願如此. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack