逝者如斯

Chinese

		depart; die	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)	as (if); such as	phonetic; this
trad. (逝者如斯)		逝	者	如	斯
simp. #(逝者如斯)		逝	者	如	斯

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):

子在川上，曰：「逝者如斯夫！不舍晝夜。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子在川上，曰：「逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐ zài chuān shàng, yuē: “Shìzhě rú sī fū! Bù shě zhòuyè.” [Pinyin]

The Master standing by a stream, said, "It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!"

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìzhěrúsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai⁶ ze² jyu⁴ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìzhěrúsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhjhěrúsih
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-chê³-ju²-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: shr̀-jě-rú-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhjeerusy
    • Palladius: шичжэжусы (šičžɛžusy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai⁶ ze² jyu⁴ si¹
    • Yale: saih jé yùh sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai⁶ dze² jy⁴ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei⁶ zé² yu⁴ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ jyː²¹ siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

逝者如斯

1. time flies; time flows quickly