不过尔耳 bùguò'ěr'ěr nothing more Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不过 不過 bùguò adverb only only; merely; no more than; indicates not exceeding a certain limit or range尔 爾 ěr [limitation] (literary) sentence-final particle expressing "that is all" or "nothing more", equivalent to 而已 éryǐ耳 ěr [limitation] Literary word used at the end of a sentence to express limitation, meaning "and that is all" or "nothing more", similar to 而已 éryǐ or 罢了 bàle.