永 (wing5 | yong3) : forever; perpetual; eternal

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永

wing5

yong3

forever; perpetual; eternal; far-reaching

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

永

Don't confuse with:
水

This word has been viewed 13992 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Nov 2014 00:36

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永不 wing5 bat1 yong3 bu4 = never

永久 wing5 gau2 yong3 jiu3 = permanent

永遠 wing5 jyun5 yong3 yuan3 = forever

永垂不朽 wing5 seoi4 bat1 nau2 yong3 chui2 bu4 xiu3 = immortal; will last forever

永存 wing5 cyun4 yong3 cun2 = perpetual existence

永久業權 wing5 gau2 jip6 kyun4 yong3 jiu3 ye4 quan2 = freehold (property)

永恆 wing5 hang4 yong3 heng2 = eternal

永久和平 wing5 gau2 wo4 ping4 yong3 jiu3 he2 ping2 = lasting peace; enduring peace

永生 wing5 sang1 = eternal life

永眠 wing5 min4 yong3 mian2 = eternal rest, death

永逝 wing5 sai6 yong3 shi4 = gone forever; to die

永別 wing5 bit6 = leave for good

雋永 syun5 wing5 juan4 yong3 = meaningful and thought provoking

永不言敗 wing5 bat1 jin4 baai6 yong3 bu4 yan2 bai4 = never utter defeat; never give up

青春永駐 cing1 ceon1 wing5 zyu3 qing1 chun1 yong3 zhu4 = stay young forever

永結同心 wing5 git3 tung4 sam1 yong3 jie2 tong2 xin1 = of a couple's hearts to be intertwined in eternity

永葆青春 wing5 bou2 cing1 ceon1 yong3 bao3 qing1 chun1 = remain youthful forever

永固 wing5 gu3 yong3 gu4 = permanent

永安公司 wing5 on1 gung1 si1 = Wing On (Department Store)

永安大廈 wing6 on1 daai6 haa6 = Wing On Building

永久虛電路 wing5 gau2 heoi1 din6 lou6 yong3 jiu3 xu1 dian4 lu4 = Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC)

江永 gong1 wing5 jiang1 yong3 = Jiangyong (place in Hunan)

敘永 zeoi6 wing5 xu4 yong3 = Xuyong (place in Sichuan)

永久的傳染病醫院 wing5 gau2 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6 ji1 jyun6*2 = a permanent infectious diseases hospital 國

永吉 wing5 gat1 yong3 ji2 = Yongji (place in Jilin), Wing Kut

永吉地區 wing5 gat1 dei6 keoi1 yong3 ji2 di4 qu1 = Yongji district (district in Jilin)

永安鄉 wing5 on1 hoeng1 yong3 an1 xiang1 = Yungan (village in Taiwan), Wing On Heung

永川 wing5 cyun1 yong3 chuan1 = Yongchuan (city in Sichuan)

永川地區 wing5 cyun1 dei6 keoi1 yong3 chuan1 di4 qu1 = Yongchuan district (district in Sichuan)

永州 wing5 zau1 yong3 zhou1 = Yongzhou (city in Hunan)

永德 wing5 dak1 yong3 de2 = Yongde (place in Yunnan)

永新 wing5 san1 yong3 xin1 = Yongxin (place in Jiangxi)

永春 wing5 ceon1 yong3 chun1 = Yongchun (place in Fujian)

永磁 wing5 ci4 yong3 ci2 = [phys.] permanent magnetism

永字八法 wing5 zi6 baat3 faat3 yong3 zi4 ba1 fa3 = the eight principles of Yong

馬永貞 maa5 wing5 zing1 ma3 yong3 zhen1 = Ma Wing Jing

永久居留權 wing5 gau2 geoi1 lau4 kyun4 yong3 jiu3 ju1 liu2 quan2 = permanent residency

倫永亮 leon4 wing5 loeng6 lun2 yong3 liang4 = Anthony Lun

楊永年 joeng4 wing5 nin4 yang2 yong3 nian2 = William Yeung

梁永傑 loeng4 wing5 git6 liang2 yong3 jie2 = Leung Wai Kit

蘇永康 sou1 wing5 hong1 su1 yong3 kang1 = William So Wing Hong

周永恆 zau1 wing5 hang4 zhou1 yong3 heng2 = Roy Chow

朱永棠 zyu1 wing5 tong4 zhu1 yong3 tang2 = Jason Chu

金永南 gam1 wing5 naam4 jin1 yong3 nan2 = Kim Yong Nam (North Korean Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister)

Showing 1 example containing 永

機會一錯過﹐就永遠唔會返嚟。粵
Once an opportunity slips away, it is gone for good.
[For details on '一 + V + 就' pattern, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,130226,130243#msg-130243]

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