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Chinese
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forever; always; perpetual(ly)
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far; distant; remote
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trad. (永遠)
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永
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遠
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simp. (永远)
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永
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远
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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永
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遠
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Initial (聲)
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云 (35)
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云 (35)
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Final (韻)
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庚 (112)
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元 (66)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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于憬切
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雲阮切
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Baxter
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hjwaengX
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hjwonX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ɦˠwiæŋX/
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/ɦʉɐnX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ɦʷᵚiaŋX/
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/ɦʷiɐnX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ɣiuaŋX/
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/ɣiuɐnX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/ɦwiajŋX/
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/ɦuanX/
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Li Rong
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/ɣiuɐŋX/
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/ɣiuɐnX/
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Wang Li
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/ɣĭwɐŋX/
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/ɣĭwɐnX/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/i̯wɐŋX/
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/i̯wɐnX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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yǒng
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yuǎn
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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wing5
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jyun5
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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永
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遠
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yǒng
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yuǎn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hjwængX ›
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‹ hjwonX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʷraŋʔ/
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/*C.ɢʷanʔ/
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English
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long (time)
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far
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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永
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遠
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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No.
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15423
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16226
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Phonetic component
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永
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袁
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Rime group
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陽
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元
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Rime subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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永
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遠
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷraŋʔ/
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/*ɢʷanʔ/
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Adverb
永遠
- forever; always; permanently
- 永遠相愛/永远相爱 ― yǒngyuǎn xiàng'ài ― love each other forever
莊家永遠是贏家。 [MSC, trad.]
庄家永远是赢家。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhuāngjiā yǒngyuǎn shì yíngjiā.
- The house always wins.
我們的大門永遠向你敞開。 [MSC, trad.]
我们的大门永远向你敞开。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒmen de dàmén yǒngyuǎn xiàng nǐ chǎngkāi.
- Our door is always open to you.
人生永遠沒有太晚的開始。 [MSC, trad.]
人生永远没有太晚的开始。 [MSC, simp.]- Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ.
- No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.
如果沒有人捐助的話,這個小孩就會永遠失明。 [MSC, trad.]
如果没有人捐助的话,这个小孩就会永远失明。 [MSC, simp.]- Rúguǒ méiyǒu rén juānzhù dehuà, zhè ge xiǎohái jiù huì yǒngyuǎn shīmíng.
- If no one offers assistance this kid will become permanently blind.
Synonyms
- 永世 (yǒngshì)
- 終古/终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
永遠
- eternity
- 相愛到永遠/相爱到永远 ― xiàng'ài dào yǒngyuǎn ― love each other forever
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
永遠 • (eien) ←えいゑん (eiwen)?
- eternity
Adjective
永遠 • (eien) ←えいゑん (eiwen)?-na (adnominal 永遠な (eien na), adverbial 永遠に (eien ni))
- forever, eternal
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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永遠だろ
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えいえんだろ
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eien daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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永遠で
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えいえんで
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eien de
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Terminal (終止形)
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永遠だ
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えいえんだ
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eien da
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Attributive (連体形)
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永遠な
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えいえんな
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eien na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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永遠なら
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えいえんなら
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eien nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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永遠であれ
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えいえんであれ
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eien de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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永遠ではない 永遠じゃない
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えいえんではない えいえんじゃない
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eien de wa nai eien ja nai
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Informal past
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永遠だった
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えいえんだった
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eien datta
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Informal negative past
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永遠ではなかった 永遠じゃなかった
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えいえんではなかった えいえんじゃなかった
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eien de wa nakatta eien ja nakatta
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Formal
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永遠です
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えいえんです
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eien desu
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Formal negative
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永遠ではありません 永遠じゃありません
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えいえんではありません えいえんじゃありません
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eien de wa arimasen eien ja arimasen
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Formal past
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永遠でした
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えいえんでした
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eien deshita
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Formal negative past
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永遠ではありませんでした 永遠じゃありませんでした
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えいえんではありませんでした えいえんじゃありませんでした
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eien de wa arimasen deshita eien ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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永遠で
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えいえんで
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eien de
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Conditional
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永遠なら(ば)
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えいえんなら(ば)
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eien nara (ba)
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Provisional
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永遠だったら
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えいえんだったら
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eien dattara
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Volitional
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永遠だろう
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えいえんだろう
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eien darō
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Adverbial
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永遠に
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えいえんに
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eien ni
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Degree
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永遠さ
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えいえんさ
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eiensa
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Synonyms
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 永遠 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 永遠, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
Korean
Noun
永遠 • (yeong'won) (hangeul 영원)
- hanja form? of 영원 (“eternity”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
永遠
- chữ Hán form of vĩnh viễn (“everlasting; long-lasting; permanent; for ever”).