此一時，彼一時

此一時，彼一時

Chinese

		this; these	a period of time; for a short while; for a time a period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once		that; those; (one) another)	a period of time; for a short while; for a time a period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once
trad. (此一時，彼一時)		此	一時	，	彼	一時
simp. (此一时，彼一时)		此	一时	，	彼	一时

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǐ yīshí, bǐ yīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci² jat¹ si⁴ bei² jat¹ si⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cǐ yīshí, bǐ yīshí [Phonetic: cǐ yìshí, bǐ yìshí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyy ishy, bii ishy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐh yishíh, bǐ yishíh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci² jat¹ si⁴ bei² jat¹ si⁴
    • Yale: chí yāt sìh béi yāt sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi² jat⁷ si⁴ bei² jat⁷ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi² yed¹ xi⁴ béi² yed¹ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ pei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/

Idiom

此一時，彼一時

1. that was then, this is now

Synonyms

• 彼一時，此一時／彼一时，此一时 (bǐ yīshí, cǐ yīshí)