已經
See also: 已经
Chinese edit
already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards |
classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture | ||
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trad. (已經) | 已 | 經 | |
simp. (已经) | 已 | 经 | |
anagram | 經已/经已 |
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
已經
Usage notes edit
This term functions similarly to present perfect tense in English and is, therefore, often omitted when translated.
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 已經 (“already”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 已, 業, 業已, 既 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 已經, 已, 業經, 業已, 已然 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 已經 |
Taiwan | 已經 | |
Jinan | 已經 | |
Xi'an | 已經 | |
Wuhan | 已經 | |
Chengdu | 已經 | |
Guilin | 已經 | |
Yangzhou | 已經 | |
Hefei | 已經 | |
Singapore | 已經 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 可價 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 已經, 經已 |
Hong Kong | 已經, 經已 | |
Taishan | 經已 | |
Yangjiang | 應 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 已經 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 已經 |
Hakka | Meixian | 既經 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 既經 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 既經, 已經 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 既經 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 既經 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 既經 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 已經 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 已經 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 已經 |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | 已經 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 已經 |
Matsu | 已經 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 已經 |
Quanzhou | 已經 | |
Zhangzhou | 已經 | |
Taipei | 已經 | |
Kaohsiung | 已經 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 已經 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 已經 | |
Chaozhou | 已經 | |
Shantou | 已經 | |
Jieyang | 已經 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 已經 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 已經 |
Suzhou | 已經 | |
Wenzhou | 已經 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 現是, 已經 |
Shuangfeng | 已經, 既已經 |
Further reading edit
- “Entry #50009”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.