世 (sai3) — world in Cantonese
sai˗₃世Mandarin Pinyin: shi4
Meaning of 世
nounworld
noungeneration
nounexperience of human society
nounperson's life span; incarnation; one life
nounepoch; era; age
noun30 years |[Var.]
Example Sentences with 世
我一生一世都會愛你。
I'll love you for the rest of my life.
世界上有很多人。
There are many people in the world.
人一世物一世,出嚟旅行乜都應該試下
Live the moment and enjoy life, when travelling, one should try out and experience everything.
gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次waanˎ₄環jauˎ₄遊sai˗₃世gaai˗₃界lingˍ₆令ngoˏ₅我daaiˍ₆大hoiˉ¹開ngaanˏ₅眼gaai˗₃界
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.
zauˍ₆就syun˗₃算waaˎ₄華toˎ₄佗zoiˍ₆在sai˗₃世douˉ¹都jiˉ¹醫mˎ₄唔houˊ²好laaˉ¹啦
There would not be a cure even if Hua Tuo is alive.
Words Containing 世
搵世界wan2 sai3 gaai3
to search for a living; to look for work | 漢: 找生活
逝世sai6 sai3
to pass away; to die
世貿sai3 mau6
shortened form of World Trade Organization (世界貿易組織)
世界知名sai3 gaai3 zi1 ming4
world famous
傳世字聯cyun4 sai3 zi6 lyun4
a record of generation names
救世主gau3 sai3 zyu2
messiah, savior
前世唔修cin4 sai3 m4 sau1
did not performed good deeds in previous life
身世san1 sai3
life experience
下世投胎haa6 sai3 tau4 toi1
(fig.) next time | [國] 來世投胎
末世mut6 sai3
end of the world; end times
世界末日sai3 gaai3 mut6 jat6
apocalypse; armageddon
異想世界ji6 soeng2 sai3 gaai3
imagination / fantasy / extraordinary world
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