Nantoka/往事已矣wǎng shì yǐ yǐ往事已矣 (wǎng shì yǐ yǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “the past is dead (idiom)”.Meanings1the past is dead (idiom)Characters in 往事已矣往wǎng · to go (in a direction)事shì · matter已yǐ · already矣yǐ · classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]Related words事matter已经already事情affair; matter; thing; business已already故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale往to go (in a direction)往old variant of 往[wang3]事实上in fact而已that's all事实fact事儿one's employmentStudy Chinese with flashcards →