Senses
乃 variants: 廼 to be
(literary) to be; refers to something being truly or certainly the case
乃 variants: 廼 you
(literary) your; you
乃 variants: 廼 then
(literary) only then; not until then; used to indicate that something happens late or after a specific condition is met
乃 variants: 廼 so
(literary) so; therefore; and then; used to show a sequence of events or a result
乃 variants: 廼 unexpectedly
(literary) unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually; used to express that something is contrary to what was expected
乃 surname
a Chinese surname
乃 if
(literary) if; provided that