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惟有

wéi yǒu




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only; only if (variant of 唯有)

Type adverb/副词; conjunction/连词

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EXAMPLES/列句

惟有饮者留其名

wéi yóu yín zhě liú qí míng

(ancient poem) Only drinkers can enjoy high renown. (“Drink Wine“, by Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty)

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	惟有	wéi yǒu	only; only if (variant of 唯有)
2.	留	liú	to keep; to stay; to remain; to retain; to preserve; to assign (home work) ; to leave (eg a message)
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古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名

gǔ lái shèng xián jiē jì mò ，wéi yóu yín zhě liú qí míng

(from a Chinese poem Drink Wine written by Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty) Obscure are the sages and saints of yore, Only drinkers can enjoy high renown.