"万事休す" meaning in Japanese

See 万事休す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: [bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi kʲɨːsɨ] Forms: 万事休す [canonical] (ruby: (ばん), (), (きゅう)), banji kyūsu [romanization], 萬事休す [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 萬事休 (mjonᴴ dzriᴴ xjuw). Cognate with Chinese 萬事皆休 /万事皆休. Equivalent to 万事(ばんじ) (banji) + 休(きゅう)す (kyūsu). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|萬事休}} Middle Chinese 萬事休 (mjonᴴ dzriᴴ xjuw), {{cog|zh|萬事皆休}} Chinese 萬事皆休 /万事皆休, {{ja-compound|万事|ばんじ|休す|きゅうす|linkto2=休する}} 万事(ばんじ) (banji) + 休(きゅう)す (kyūsu) Head templates: {{ja-phrase|ばんじ きゅうす}} 万(ばん)事(じ)休(きゅう)す • (banji kyūsu)
  1. all hope is lost; it is all over.
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        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "萬事休"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese 萬事休 (mjonᴴ dzriᴴ xjuw)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
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  "forms": [
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          "万",
          "ばん"
        ],
        [
          "事",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "休",
          "きゅう"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "banji kyūsu",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "萬事休す",
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        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "all hope is lost; it is all over."
      ],
      "id": "en-万事休す-ja-phrase-ahXixD61"
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      "other": "ばんじ・きゅうす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi kʲɨːsɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "萬事休"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "萬事皆休"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "万事",
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        "3": "休す",
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        "linkto2": "休する"
      },
      "expansion": "万事(ばんじ) (banji) + 休(きゅう)す (kyūsu)",
      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 萬事休 (mjonᴴ dzriᴴ xjuw). Cognate with Chinese 萬事皆休 /万事皆休. Equivalent to 万事(ばんじ) (banji) + 休(きゅう)す (kyūsu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "万事休す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "万",
          "ばん"
        ],
        [
          "事",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "休",
          "きゅう"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "banji kyūsu",
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      "form": "萬事休す",
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        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese",
        "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
        "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 万 read as ばん",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 事 read as じ",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 休 read as きゅう",
        "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "all hope is lost; it is all over."
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ばんじ・きゅうす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi kʲɨːsɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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