曾幾何時

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: céngjǐhéshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tserngjiihershyr
    • Tongyong Pinyin: céngjǐhéshíh
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻêng2-chi3-ho2-shih2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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/

Idiom

曾幾何時

1. before long