一去不復返

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to go; to leave; to remove	not; no	to return; to come back
trad. (一去不復返)		一	去	不	復返
simp. (一去不复返)		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).

風蕭蕭兮易水寒，壯士一去兮不復還！ [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

风萧萧兮易水寒，壮士一去兮不复还！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE

Fēng xiāoxiāo xī Yìshuǐ hán, zhuàngshì yī qù xī bù fùhuán! [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīqùbùfùfǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ heoi³ bat¹ fuk⁶ faan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīqùbùfùfǎn [Phonetic: yíqùbúfùfǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichiwbufuhfaan
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ fa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ heoi³ bat¹ fuk⁶ faan²
  - Yale: yāt heui bāt fuhk fáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ hoey³ bat⁷ fuk⁹ faan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ hêu³ bed¹ fug⁶ fan²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚² faːn³⁵/

Idiom

一去不復返

gone forever; gone never to return

Synonyms

一去不返 (yīqùbùfǎn)

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