從此

See also: 从此

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	this; these
trad. (從此)		從	此
simp. (从此)		从	此

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): cóngcǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cong² ci³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ ci²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhiùng-chhṳ́

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiung² ci³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiông-chhír / chiông-chhú
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zon-tshy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngcǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngcǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-tzʻŭ³
    • Yale: tsúng-tsž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngtsyy
    • Palladius: цунцы (cuncy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: cong² ci³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cungc
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ ci²
    • Yale: chùhng chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiùng-chhṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiungˇ cii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiung² ci³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɨ³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiung² ci³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiʊŋ¹¹ t͡sʰz̩³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chhír
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tshír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chhú
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tshú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongzhuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zon-tshy
    • MiniDict: zon^去 tshy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zon-tshr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zoŋ²² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/

Adverb

從此

1. from now on; henceforth

   從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
   从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]

   cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]

   to live happily ever after

   • 從此挈家入島，種藷拾菜以食，對月臨風而讀，以待時淸，而若有難容之遇，則無寧投海，而從屈陸之快於心也。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1920, letter by Kim Yeong'ik (金永益)

     Jongcha seol ga ip do, jong jeo seup chae i sik, dae wol rimpung i dok, i dae si cheong, i yak yu nanyong ji u, jeuk mu'nyeong tu hae, i jong Gul Ryuk ji kwae eo sim ya. [Sino-Korean]

     Henceforth, I will lead my family into an island, where we will plant potatoes and gather greens to eat, facing the moon, greeting the wind, and reading, waiting for the times to become clear. And if I am to face something intolerable, I will rather throw myself into the sea, following the delights of Qu and Lu.

Synonyms

• 今後／今后 (jīnhòu)
• 以後／以后 (yǐhòu)
• 嗣後／嗣后 (sìhòu) (literary)
• 往後／往后 (wǎnghòu)
• 從今以後／从今以后 (cóngjīn yǐhòu)
• 從今往後／从今往后 (cóngjīn wǎnghòu)
• 從此以後／从此以后 (cóngcǐ yǐhòu)
• 從這起／从这起 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 從際起／从际起 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 日後／日后 (rìhòu)
• 此後／此后 (cǐhòu)
• 爾後／尔后 (ěrhòu) (literary)
• 自今 (zìjīn) (literary)
• 自後／自后 (zìhòu) (Classical Chinese)
• 自此 (zìcǐ)
• 自茲／自兹 (zìzī) (literary)
• 趕後兒／赶后儿 (gǎnhòur) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 過後兒／过后儿 (guòhòur) (Beijing Mandarin)

 

Derived terms

• 從此以後／从此以后 (cóngcǐ yǐhòu)