曾幾何時
Chinese
(refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past (refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past; before; once; great-grand (father) |
how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost |
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (曾幾何時) | 曾 | 幾 | 何 | 時 | |
| simp. (曾几何时) | 曾 | 几 | 何 | 时 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): céngjǐhéshí
- (Zhuyin): ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cang4 gei2 ho4 si4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-kí-hô-sî
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: céngjǐhéshí
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: céngjǐhéshíh
- Wade–Giles: tsʻêng2-chi3-ho2-shih2
- Yale: tséng-jǐ-hé-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tserngjiihershyr
- Palladius: цэнцзихэши (cɛnczixɛši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cang4 gei2 ho4 si4
- Yale: chàhng géi hòh sìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsang4 gei2 ho4 si4
- Guangdong Romanization: ceng4 géi2 ho4 xi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ kei̯³⁵ hɔː²¹ siː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-kí-hô-sî
- Tâi-lô: tsîng-kí-hô-sî
- Phofsit Daibuun: zengky'hoisii
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
曾幾何時
- (prescriptive) before long
- (often proscribed) in the past; once