蓄謀已久

Chinese

		to premeditate; to plot	for a long time; a long time ago; long ago for a long time; a long time ago; long ago; long since
trad. (蓄謀已久)		蓄謀	已久
simp. (蓄谋已久)		蓄谋	已久

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xùmóuyǐjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xùmóuyǐjiǔ [Phonetic: xùmóuyíjiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syùmóuyǐjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsü⁴-mou²-i³-chiu³
    • Yale: syù-móu-yǐ-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuhmouyiijeou
    • Palladius: сюймоуицзю (sjujmouiczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹ moʊ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

蓄謀已久

1. to have plotted for a long time; long-cherished plot

   • 後來，金正日總書記太突然地、太早地不幸逝世後，張成澤開始全面著手實現蓄謀已久的政治野心。 [MSC, trad.]
     后来，金正日总书记太突然地、太早地不幸逝世后，张成泽开始全面著手实现蓄谋已久的政治野心。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2013, Korean Central News Agency, “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed”

     Hòulái, Jīn Zhèngrì zǒngshūjì tài tūrán de, tài zǎo de bùxìng shìshì hòu, Zhāng Chéngzé kāishǐ quánmiàn zhuóshǒu shíxiàn xùmóuyǐjiǔ de zhèngzhì yěxīn. [Pinyin]

     When Kim Jong Il passed away so suddenly and untimely to our sorrow, Jang began working in real earnest to realize his long-cherished greed for power.