往
事
已
矣
w
ǎ
n
g
w
ǎ
n
g
s
h
ì
s
h
ì
y
í
y
ǐ
y
ǐ
y
ǐ
Definitions
1. the past is dead (idiom)
Components
往事
wǎng shì
–
past events
已
yǐ
–
already
矣
yǐ
–
classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]