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Chinese

一如既往

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɻu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
just as before; as always
  • HSK 10
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The phrase signifies a state of being unchanged, much like a path or a river that remains constant through time.
The phrase signifies a state of being unchanged, much like a path or a river that remains constant through time.

Origin

The phrase is formed from four characters: 一 (one), 如 (to be like; as; as if; as though), 既 (already), and 往 (to go, depart, head for).

Within these characters, 如 contains the semantic component 口 (mouth) and the phonetic component 女 (woman; female). The character 既 consists of the components 皀 (prepared food or a vessel full of food) and 旡 (when food becomes stuck in the throat). Finally, 往 is composed of the semantic components 止 (foot) and 彳 (to walk slowly), along with the phonetic component 王 (king; monarch).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

Lineage

  • characterChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese如 “to be like; as; as if; as though”
    • soundChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese既 “already”
    • ideaChinese皀 “Prepared food, a vessel full of food (as in 即 and 既, in which is simplified)”
    • ideaChinese旡 “when food becomes stuck in the throat”
  • characterChinese往 “to go, depart, head for”
    • meaningChinese止 “foot”
    • meaningChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
    • soundChinese王 “king; monarch”
Wiktionary etymology text

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Meanings

phrase
  1. just as before; as always

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 和過去完全一樣。 例：我們將一如既往，本著熱誠繼續為大家服務。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0