早知今日,何必當初
See also: 早知今日,何必当初
Chinese
to know earlier | today; nowadays; the present time | why; why on earth; why bother | ||||
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trad. (早知今日,何必當初) | 早知 | 今日 | , | 何必 | 當初 | |
simp. (早知今日,何必当初) | 早知 | 今日 | , | 何必 | 当初 | |
Literally: “if one had known about this day from the beginning, there would have been no point in starting”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ , ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǎojhih jinrìh, hébì dangchu
- Wade–Giles: tsao3-chih1 chin1-jih4, ho2-pi4 tang1-chʻu1
- Yale: dzǎu-jr̄ jīn-r̀-, hé-bì dāng-chū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaojy jinryh, herbih dangchu
- Palladius: цзаочжи цзиньжи, хэби данчу (czaočži czinʹži, xɛbi danču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1
- Yale: jóu jī gām yaht, hòh bīt dōng chō
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou2 dzi1 gam1 jat9, ho4 bit7 dong1 tso1
- Guangdong Romanization: zou2 ji1 gem1 yed6, ho4 bid1 dong1 co1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² hɔː²¹ piːt̚⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 早知今日,何必當初
Synonyms
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