往事已矣

wǎng shì yǐ yǐ

Dictionary entry

the past is dead (idiom)

What does 往事已矣 mean?

往事已矣 (wǎng shì yǐ yǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the past is dead (idiom)

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往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 事shìmatter · thing 已yǐalready · to stop 矣yǐclassical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]

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往事已矣

wǎng shì yǐ yǐ

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