為時已晚

為時已晚

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	evening; night; late
trad. (為時已晚)		為	時	已	晚
simp. (为时已晚)		为	时	已	晚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéishíyǐwǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄧˇ ㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ si⁴ ji⁵ maan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéishíyǐwǎn [Phonetic: wéishíyíwǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄧˇ ㄨㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishyyyiwoan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéishíhyǐwǎn
    • IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ si⁴ ji⁵ maan⁵
    • Yale: wàih sìh yíh máahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ si⁴ ji⁵ maan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ xi⁴ yi⁵ man⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ siː²¹ jiː¹³ mäːn¹³/

Idiom

為時已晚

1. already too late

Antonyms

• 為時未晚／为时未晚 (wéishíwèiwǎn)