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jatˉ¹sai˗₃
Pinyin
yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
a lifetime [華]: 一生, 一生一世
noun
a generation
daiˍ₆jatˉ¹sai˗₃gaai˗₃
Pinyin
di4 yi1 shi4 jie4
Translations
noun
the first world (composed of the superpowers)
sapˍ₆jatˉ¹sai˗₃geiˊ²
(十一世纪)
Pinyin
shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4
Translations
noun
11th Century
jatˉ¹sangˉ¹jatˉ¹sai˗₃
Pinyin
yi1 sheng1 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
a common, fancier way to say 一生
janˎ₄jatsai˗₃matˍ₆jatˉ¹sai˗₃
Pinyin
ren2 yi1 shi4 wu4 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
try everything, look at life with different viewpoints, and enjoy life
noun
one only live once
jiˍ₆sapˍ₆jatˉ¹sai˗₃geiˊ²
(二十一世纪)
Pinyin
er4 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4
Translations
noun
21st century
beiˍ₆dakˉ¹jatˉ¹siˎ₄mˎ₄beiˍ₆dakˉ¹jatˉ¹sai˗₃
(避得一时唔避得一世)
Pinyin
bi4 de2 yi1 shi2 wu2 bi4 de2 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
you might be able to avoid sth. for the moment but not for your whole life
batˉ¹hoˊ²jatˉ¹sai˗₃
Pinyin
bu4 ke3 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
consider oneself unexcelled in the world; be insufferably arrogant
jatˉ¹sai˗₃janˎ₄
Pinyin
yi1 shi4 ren2
Translations
noun
一輩子
noun
one's whole life; a lifetime
noun
the whole life (of a person); one's entire life; for a lifetime
jatˉ¹sai˗₃jingˉ¹mingˎ₄
Pinyin
yi1 shi4 ying1 ming2
Translations
noun
one's great reputation and fame
janˎ₄jatˉ¹sai˗₃matˍ₆jatˉ¹sai˗₃
Pinyin
ren2 yi1 shi4 , wu4 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
we should try everything once because we only live once
fungˉ¹seoiˊ²louˊ²akˉ¹neiˏ₅sapˍ₆ninˎ₄baat˗₃ninˎ₄,m4akˉ¹dakˉ¹jatˉ¹sai˗₃
(风水佬呃你十年八年,唔呃得一世)
Pinyin
feng1 shui5 lao3 e4 ni3 shi2 nian2 ba1 nian2 , m2 e4 de5 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
literally: 'a Fung Shui master can fool you for only eight to ten years, but not for a whole life'; time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?