DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

猶未為晚

简犹未为晚 · 繁猶未為晚

Mandarin · pinyin yóu wèi wéi wǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

猶: Look up this written character
未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
為: Look up this written character
晚: wǎn · night, evening; late
犹: yóu · like, similar to, just like, as
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–4–2–3 · you2 wei4 wei2 wan3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

猶未為晚 · find source passages ↗ · 犹未为晚 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗