kí vãng bất cữu
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 既往不咎, whence also the Japanese 既往は咎めず.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˦ vaːŋ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓət̚˧˦ kiw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ vaːŋ˧˨ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kɨw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩˦ ʔɓək̚˦˥ kɨw˨˩˦] ~ [kɪj˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩˦ ʔɓək̚˦˥ kɨw˨˩˦]
Idiom
kí vãng bất cữu
- On things that are past, it is needless to pursue past mistakes.