1 old variant of 以[yǐ]

1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

2 him

3 her

4 it

1 before

2 prior to

3 ago

4 previously

5 beforehand

1 afterwards

2 following

3 later

4 after

1 before

2 formerly

3 previous

4 ago

1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end

2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.

3 in for a penny, in for a pound

1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.

1 once is more than enough (idiom)

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 to live miles apart (idiom)