 | 既 | ||
| already; de facto; since; then | |||
| Radical | 无 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | jì xì | Cantonese reading | gei3 |
| Japanese on reading | ki | Japanese kun reading | tsukiru sudeni |
| Korean reading | ki | Vietnamese reading | |
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| 既 | ||
| already; de facto; since; then | |||
| Radical | 无 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | jì xì | Cantonese reading | gei3 |
| Japanese on reading | ki | Japanese kun reading | tsukiru sudeni |
| Korean reading | ki | Vietnamese reading | |
| 既来之，则安之 | [ jì laí zhī zé ān zhī ] Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy., Since this is so, we should accept it., Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth., If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. |
| 既得期间 | [ jì dé qī jiān ] vesting period (in finance) |
| 既成事实 | [ jì chéng shì shí ] fait accompli |
| 既有今日何必当初 | [ jì yoǔ jīn rì hé bì dāng chū ] see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1] |
| 既要当婊子又要立牌坊 | [ jì yaò dāng zi yoù yaò lì paí fāng ] see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1] |
| 既视感 | [ jì shì gǎn ] déjà vu |
| ⇒ 一言既出，驷马难追 | [ yī yán jì chū sì mǎ nán zhuī ] lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept |