已經

See also: 已经

Chinese

		already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (已經)		已	經
simp. (已经)		已	经
anagram		經已／经已

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ging¹
• Gan (Wiktionary): i³ jin
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yí-kîn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yi³ gin¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): ī-gĭng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): í-keng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): in² gêng¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵i-cin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐjīng → yǐjing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ → ㄧˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐji̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: i³-ching⁵
    • Yale: yǐ-jing
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.jing
    • Palladius: ицзин (iczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /i²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥iŋ⁴/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 乙腈 已經／已经

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ ging¹
    • Yale: yíh gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: i³ jin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕin¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ gin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹ kin²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ gin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹ kin²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yi³ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹ kin⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ī-gĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³³⁻²¹ ^(k-)iŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-keng
    • Tâi-lô: í-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: y'kefng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /i⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ keŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /i⁴²⁻²⁴ keŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: in² gêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: íⁿ keng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵i-cin
    • MiniDict: i^去 cin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²i-jin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

Adverb

已經

1. already; anymore

   心已經走了，沒有感覺了，是不是我不再愛他了？ [MSC, trad.]
   心已经走了，没有感觉了，是不是我不再爱他了？ [MSC, simp.]

   Xīn yǐjīng zǒu le, méiyǒu gǎnjué le, shì bùshì wǒ bù zài ài tā le? [Pinyin]

   My heart's turned cold, the feeling's gone - is it because I don't love him anymore?

   哥們兒，你已經走了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   哥们儿，你已经走了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Gēmenr, nǐ yǐjīng zǒu le ma? [Pinyin]

   Dude, have you left already?

   當地監獄的空位已經告罄。 [MSC, trad.]
   当地监狱的空位已经告罄。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dāngdì jiānyù de kòngwèi yǐjīng gàoqìng. [Pinyin]

   Local prison vacancies have already been exhausted.

   我已經沒辦法忍受了！ [MSC, trad.]
   我已经没办法忍受了！ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yǐjīng méi bànfǎ rěnshòu le! [Pinyin]

   I can't take it anymore!

Usage notes

This term functions similarly to present perfect tense in English and is, therefore, often omitted when translated.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 已經 (“already”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		已, 業, 業已, 既
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		已經, 已, 業經, 業已, 已然
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	已經, 已竟, 已就
	Taiwan	已經
	Singapore	已經
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	已經
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	已經
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	可價
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	已經
	Wuhan	已經
	Guilin	已經
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	已經
	Hefei	已經
Cantonese	Guangzhou	已經, 經已
	Hong Kong	已經, 經已
	Taishan	經已
	Yangjiang	應
	Singapore (Guangfu)	已經
Gan	Nanchang	已經
Hakka	Meixian	既經
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	既經
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	既經, 已經
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	既經
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	既經
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	既經
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	已經
Huizhou	Jixi	已經
Jin	Taiyuan	已經
Northern Min	Jian'ou	已經
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	已經
	Matsu	已經
Southern Min	Xiamen	已經
	Quanzhou	已經
	Zhangzhou	已經
	Taipei	已經
	Kaohsiung	已經
	Singapore (Hokkien)	已經
	Manila (Hokkien)	已經
	Chaozhou	已經
	Shantou	已經
	Jieyang	已經
	Pontianak (Teochew)	已經
Wu	Shanghai	已經
	Suzhou	已經
	Wenzhou	已經
Xiang	Changsha	現是, 已經
	Shuangfeng	已經, 既已經

Further reading

• “Entry #50009”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.