"一去不復返" meaning in Chinese

See 一去不復返 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yīqùbùfùfǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ heoi³ bat¹ fuk⁶ faan² [Cantonese, Jyutping], yīqùbùfùfǎn [Phonetic:yíqùbúfùfǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yicyùbùfùfǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-chʻü⁴-pu⁴-fu⁴-fan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-chyù-bù-fù-fǎn [Mandarin, Yale], ichiuhbufuhfaan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ицюйбуфуфань [Mandarin, Palladius], icjujbufufanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt heui bāt fuhk fáan [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ hoey³ bat⁷ fuk⁹ faan² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ hêu³ bed¹ fug⁶ fan² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 一去不复返
Etymology: From the following song attributed to Jing Ke in 《史記·刺客列傳》 (Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Assassins). Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《史記·刺客列傳》}} 《史記·刺客列傳》 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一去不復返
  1. gone forever; gone never to return Wikipedia link: Jing Ke, List of Records of the Grand Historian chapters#Biographies, Records of the Grand Historian Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 一去不返 (yīqùbùfǎn)
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          "english": "The yellow crane, once gone, never comes back; the white clouds, for one thousand years, drift aloft carefreely.",
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          "roman": "Huánghè yīqùbùfùfǎn, báiyún qiānzǎi kōng yōuyōu.",
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          "roman": "Rénmín suǒ yàn'è de guójiā fēnliè hé hùnluàn de júmiàn, yǐjīng yīqùbùfùfǎn le.",
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    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīqùbùfùfǎn [Phonetic:yíqùbúfùfǎn]"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yicyùbùfùfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-chʻü⁴-pu⁴-fu⁴-fan³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-chyù-bù-fù-fǎn"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "ichiuhbufuhfaan"
    },
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ицюйбуфуфань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "icjujbufufanʹ"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "yed¹ hêu³ bed¹ fug⁶ fan²"
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      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/",
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      "other": "[Phonetic: yíqùbúfùfǎn]"
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      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/"
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  "word": "一去不復返"
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "风萧萧兮易水寒,壮士一去兮不复还!",
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          "tags": [
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          "text": "黄鹤一去不复返,白云千载空悠悠。",
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          "roman": "Rénmín suǒ yàn'è de guójiā fēnliè hé hùnluàn de júmiàn, yǐjīng yīqùbùfùfǎn le.",
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          "roman": "Rénmín suǒ yàn'è de guójiā fēnliè hé hùnluàn de júmiàn, yǐjīng yīqùbùfùfǎn le.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yīqùbùfùfǎn"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ heoi³ bat¹ fuk⁶ faan²"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīqùbùfùfǎn [Phonetic:yíqùbúfùfǎn]"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yicyùbùfùfǎn"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-chʻü⁴-pu⁴-fu⁴-fan³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-chyù-bù-fù-fǎn"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ichiuhbufuhfaan"
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      "zh-pron": "ицюйбуфуфань"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "icjujbufufanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt heui bāt fuhk fáan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ hoey³ bat⁷ fuk⁹ faan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ hêu³ bed¹ fug⁶ fan²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíqùbúfùfǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yīqùbùfǎn",
      "word": "一去不返"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一去不復返"
}

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