長此以往

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	this; these	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
trad. (長此以往)		長	此	以	往
simp. (长此以往)		长	此	以	往

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángcǐyǐwǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄘˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ ci² ji⁵ wong⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángcǐyǐwǎng [Phonetic: chángcǐyíwǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄘˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángcǐhyǐwǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-tzʻŭ³-i³-wang³
    • Yale: cháng-tsž-yǐ-wǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngtsyyyiiwoang
    • Palladius: чанцыиван (čancyivan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ ci² ji⁵ wong⁵
    • Yale: chèuhng chí yíh wóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ tsi² ji⁵ wong⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ qi² yi⁵ wong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ jiː¹³ wɔːŋ¹³/

Idiom

長此以往

1. if things (usually an unfavorable situation) continue this way