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曾幾何時
简 曾几何时 · 繁 曾幾何時Mandarin · pinyin céng jǐ hé shí
Meanings
- just a while before
- not so long ago
- everyone can remember when..
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2–3–2–2 · ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cang4 gei2 ho4 si4
Cantonese word readings for 曾幾何時. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cang4 gei2 ho4 si4
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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phrase
- (prescriptive) before long
- (often proscribed) in the past; once
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