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Chinese

日復一日

/ɻ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɻ̩⁵¹/
day in, day out; day after day
  • 日复一日
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Origin

The phrase 日復一日 is composed of the characters 日 (sun), 復 (to return), and 一 (one).

The character 復 is formed with the semantic component 彳 (to walk slowly) and the phonetic component 复 (to go back). Together, these elements form a phrase that describes the continuous flow and passing of time.

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

日復一日 由漢字「日」、「復」與「一」組成。其中，「復」字包含表示「彳」的意符（意指「緩慢行走」），並以「复」作為聲符（意指「回去」）。

根據《國語辭典》，此詞組用以形容時間流轉與消逝。

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

Lineage

  • characterChinese日 “Sun”
  • characterChinese復 “to return”
    • meaningChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
    • soundChinese复 “to go back”
  • characterChinese一 “one”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. day in, day out; day after day

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容時間流轉、消逝。 例：日復一日，她答應的事還是沒有完成。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 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