矣
矣 in English
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
How it used to be written
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Bronze script 戰國晚期.晉 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 11 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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「巧言令色，鲜矣仁」这句说话，用来形容他最适合不过了。他说的话，没有一句是有诚意的。
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
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不下雨則矣，一下一定是傾盆大雨。
It never rains but it pours.
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巧言令色，鲜矣仁。
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.