幾曾
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Chinese
[edit]how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost |
(refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past (refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past; before; once; great-grand (father) | ||
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trad. (幾曾) | 幾 | 曾 | |
simp. (几曾) | 几 | 曾 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄘㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jǐcéng
- Wade–Giles: chi3-tsʻêng2
- Yale: jǐ-tséng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiitserng
- Palladius: цзицэн (czicɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei2 cang4
- Yale: géi chàhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei2 tsang4
- Guangdong Romanization: géi2 ceng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
[edit]幾曾
- (literary, used in a rhetorical question to indicate negation) when (did you ever ...); never before