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大事去矣 — “Major matters are gone”

大事去矣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things are beyond recovery, especially for a significant matter or enterprise; The major cause or opportunity is lost and cannot be retrieved”. Literally, “Major matters are gone”.

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大事去矣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大事去矣 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove
矣
yǐ7classical completion or exclamation

Example Sentence with 大事去矣

公司最重要的客户突然撤资,市场份额急剧萎缩,主管无奈地叹道:“大事去矣,我们恐怕撑不下去了。”
When the company's most crucial client unexpectedly pulled out their investment and market share rapidly dwindled, the manager sighed resignedly, 'Things are beyond recovery; I'm afraid we can't sustain this any longer.'

Idioms Related to 大事去矣

Synonyms of 大事去矣

  • dà大shì势yǐ已qù去The general trend is lost

Antonyms of 大事去矣

  • xīn欣xīn欣xiàng向róng荣thriving and prosperous

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events
  • dà大ren人bù不jiàn见xiǎo小rén人guài怪Great people do not blame petty people

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What does 大事去矣 mean?

大事去矣 (dà shì qù yǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things are beyond recovery, especially for a significant matter or enterprise; The major cause or opportunity is lost and cannot be retrieved”.

How do you pronounce 大事去矣?

大事去矣 is pronounced dà shì qù yǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大事去矣 literally mean?

Literally, 大事去矣 means “Major matters are gone”. It is used to mean “Things are beyond recovery, especially for a significant matter or enterprise; The major cause or opportunity is lost and cannot be retrieved”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大事去矣?

去:失去。形容事情无法挽回了。多指政权丧失,国家灭亡等大事。

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