已而
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[edit]already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) | ||
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simp. and trad. (已而) |
已 | 而 | |
anagram | 而已 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄦˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ-ér
- Wade–Giles: i3-êrh2
- Yale: yǐ-ér
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiierl
- Palladius: иэр (ier)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 ji4
- Yale: yíh yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: yiX|yiH nyi
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢ(r)əʔ nə/
- (Zhengzhang): /*lɯʔ njɯ/
Adverb
[edit]已而
Verb
[edit]已而
- (Classical) forget it; let it be
- Synonym: 算了 (suànle)
- 楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰:「鳳兮!鳳兮!何德之衰?往者不可諫,來者猶可追。已而,已而!今之從政者殆而!」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Chǔ kuáng Jiē Yú gē ér guò kǒngzǐ yuē: “Fèng xī! Fèng xī! Hé dé zhī shuāi? Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī. Yǐ'ér, yǐ'ér! Jīn zhī cóngzhèngzhě dài ér!” [Pinyin]
- The madman of Chu, Jie Yu, passed by Confucius, singing and saying, "O Feng! O Feng! How is your virtue degenerated! As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against. Give up your vain pursuit. Give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government."
楚狂接舆歌而过孔子曰:「凤兮!凤兮!何德之衰?往者不可谏,来者犹可追。已而,已而!今之从政者殆而!」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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