曩昔

Chinese

		in former times	past; former
simp. and trad. (曩昔)		曩	昔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǎngxī, nǎngxí

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄤˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄋㄤˇ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nong⁵ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǎngxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nǎngsi
  - Wade–Giles: nang³-hsi¹
  - Yale: nǎng-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naangshi
  - Palladius: нанси (nansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǎngxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄤˇ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nǎngsí
  - Wade–Giles: nang³-hsi²
  - Yale: nǎng-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naangshyi
  - Palladius: нанси (nansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nong⁵ sik¹
  - Yale: nóhng sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nong⁵ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: nong⁵ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːŋ¹³ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

曩昔

(literary) the old days; the past

Synonyms

以往 (yǐwǎng)
前時 / 前时 (qiánshí) (literary)
原來 / 原来 (yuánlái)
向時 / 向时 (xiàngshí)
向時仔 / 向时仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
夙昔 (sùxī) (literary)
已往 (yǐwǎng)
平昔 (píngxī) (literary)
往前 (wǎngqián)
往常 (wǎngcháng)
往常時 / 往常时 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
往日 (wǎngrì) (literary)
往日仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)
往時 / 往时 (wǎngshí)
往時仔 / 往时仔 (Min Nan)
往當時 / 往当时 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
從前 / 从前 (cóngqián)
既往 (jìwǎng)
日前 (rìqián) (literary)
日者 (rìzhě) (literary)
早日 (zǎorì)
昔年 (xīnián) (literary)
昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
昔者 (xīzhě) (literary)
異日 / 异日 (yìrì) (literary)
當年 / 当年
疇昔 / 畴昔 (chóuxī) (literary)
素日 (sùrì) (literary)
老底子 (lǎodǐzi) (dialectal)
舊𫢗時 / 旧𫢗时 (gu⁷ diang¹ si⁵) (Teochew)
舊底 / 旧底 (gau⁶ dai²) (Cantonese, Min Nan)
舊時 / 旧时 (jiùshí)
舊陣時 / 旧阵时 (Cantonese)
過去 / 过去 (guòqù)
過往 / 过往 (guòwǎng)