已故

Chinese

		already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
simp. and trad. (已故)		已	故

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐgù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ gu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐgù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐgù
    • Wade–Giles: i³-ku⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiguh
    • Palladius: игу (igu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ gu³
    • Yale: yíh gu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ gu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ gu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kuː³³/

Verb

已故

1. to be deceased; to be late

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 已故 – see 以故 (“because of this”). (This term is a variant form of 以故).