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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: céngjǐhéshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: céngjǐhéshíh
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻêng²-chi³-ho²-shih²
  - Yale: tséng-jǐ-hé-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tserngjiihershyr
  - Palladius: цэнцзихэши (cɛnczixɛši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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

(prescribed) before long
(often proscribed) in the past; once

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