pil bbeef

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pil bbeef [pʰi⁵⁵ bɯ¹³]conjunction
ENif only (used with sth for which there is no possibility, because sth else has already happened to prevent it)
中文要是……就(表示和事实相反的愿望,用过去时态的虚拟语气)

Linguistic detail

DialectCOM
Part of speechconjunction

Usage examples

Aldeif dalxuerf loq ka mai ye yil, taf mo teif jjuq pil bbeef, sseiggv zaq zoq lei.
Adei passed the test to get into college. If only his mother were still alive, (she) would have been so happy.
阿德考上大学了,要是他妈妈还在世,该有多高兴呀。

Sources

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “pil bbeef”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/pil-bbeef (accessed 2026-11-14).