往事已矣 wǎngshìyǐyǐ the past is dead Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 往事 wǎngshì noun past events past events; things that happened in the past已矣 yǐyǐ it's all over expression of total disappointment or despair, similar to "that is the end of it" or "forget it"