久而久之

Chinese

		(long) time; (long) duration of time	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	(long) time; (long) duration of time	's; him/her/it; this
simp. and trad. (久而久之)		久	而	久	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔ'érjiǔzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² ji⁴ gau² zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔ'érjiǔzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒu-érjiǒujhih
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-êrh²-chiu³-chih¹
    • Yale: jyǒu-ér-jyǒu-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouerljeoujy
    • Palladius: цзюэрцзючжи (czjuerczjučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² ji⁴ gau² zi¹
    • Yale: gáu yìh gáu jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ji⁴ gau² dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² yi⁴ geo² ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

久而久之

1. in the course of time; over a long period of time