了期

Chinese

		to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (了期)		了	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎoqī, liǎoqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧ, ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁵ kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎoqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎoci
    • Wade–Giles: liao³-chʻi¹
    • Yale: lyǎu-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leauchi
    • Palladius: ляоци (ljaoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎoqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎocí
    • Wade–Giles: liao³-chʻi²
    • Yale: lyǎu-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leauchyi
    • Palladius: ляоци (ljaoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁵ kei⁴
    • Yale: líuh kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁵ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁵ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹/

Noun

了期

1. (literary) end

   • 若問相思甚了期，除非相見時。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若问相思甚了期，除非相见时。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 12th century, 晏幾道 (Yan Jidao), 長相思

     Ruò wèn xiàngsī shèn liǎoqī, chúfēi xiàngjiàn shí. [Pinyin]

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   • 人生富貴有遺恨，世事廢興無了期。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     人生富贵有遗恨，世事废兴无了期。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 13th century, 元好問 (Yuan Haowen), 會善寺

     Rénshēng fùguì yǒu yíhèn, shìshì fèixīng wú liǎoqī. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 盡頭／尽头 (jìntóu)