早就

早就

Chinese

		early; morning	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
simp. and trad. (早就)		早	就

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎojiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² zau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zǎojiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaojiow
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² zau⁶
    • Yale: jóu jauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² dzau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² zeo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

Adverb

早就

1. long since, long ago, already at an earlier time, for a long time, early on

Synonyms

• 早已 (zǎoyǐ)
• (Cantonese) 一早就 (jat1 zou2 zau6)
• (Min Nan) 早著／早着