Usage of the character 矣
yǐ
矣
[矣]
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le)
mìngbùjiǔyǐ
命不久矣
[命不久矣]
- at death's door
wǎngshìyǐyǐ
往事已矣
[往事已矣]
- the past is dead (idiom)