- 不过尔尔 bùguò'ěr'ěr just so-so(idiom) merely mediocre; nothing out of the ordinary; just like that and nothing more
- 聊复尔尔 liáofù'ěr'ěr it's just like this for nowIt's just like this for now and it's impossible to do otherwise; used to describe doing something just to follow custom or to get by for the time being