幾曾

Chinese

		how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	(refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past (refers to something that happened previously); already; at some time in the past; before; once; great-grand (father)
trad. (幾曾)		幾	曾
simp. (几曾)		几	曾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐcéng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄘㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² cang⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐcéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄘㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐcéng
  - Wade–Giles: chi³-tsʻêng²
  - Yale: jǐ-tséng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiitserng
  - Palladius: цзицэн (czicɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² cang⁴
  - Yale: géi chàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² tsang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² ceng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/

Adverb

幾曾

(literary, used in a rhetorical question to indicate negation) when (did you ever ...); never before

Synonyms

何曾

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