似曾相识

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted

see 似的[shi4 de5]

to seem / to appear / to resemble / similar / -like / pseudo- / (more) than

old variant of 似[si4]

surname Zeng

once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)

each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])

appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

to get to know each other / acquaintance

to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]

to record / to write a footnote