往昔
往昔 wǎng xī ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ wong5 sik1
- the past
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More words with these characters
往
- 交往 jiāo wǎng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˇ gaau1 wong5 to associate (with)
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 来往來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 向往嚮往 xiàng wǎng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ hoeng3 wong5 to yearn for
- 往事 wǎng shì ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ wong5 si6 past events
昔
- 昔日 xī rì ㄒㄧ ㄖˋ sik1 jat6 former days
- 今昔 jīn xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ gam1 sik1 past and present
- 古昔 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 sik1 (literary) ancient times
- 奶昔 nǎi xī ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧ naai5 sik1 milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
- 宿昔 sù xī ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧ suk1 sik1 formerly
- 昔年 xī nián ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sik1 nin4 former years
Idioms with these characters
- 独来独往獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 鉴往知来鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
- 继往开来繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 礼尚往来禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)