忽而

hū'ér

now..., now... (usually used twice)

Wiktionary

Homographs

忽而 hūér
  1. suddenly
  2. now (..., now...)

Entry Composition

=1 忽 Hū surname Hu
=1 忽 hū
  1. to neglect
  2. to overlook
  3. to ignore
  4. suddenly
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)