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[1] [n] generation [2] [n] person's life span; incarnation; one life [3] [n] epoch; era; age [4] [n] world [5] experience of human society [6] [ac] 30 years |[Var.] 卋 Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 一 (#1)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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全世界
cyun4 sai3 gaai3 = the whole world; worldwide
出世
ceot1 sai3 = to be born; to be reborn; to enter the world
世界
sai3 gaai3 = the world
世紀
sai3 gei2 = century
世代
sai3 doi6 = generation; (for) generations
一世
jat1 sai3 = a lifetime, a generation
面世
min6 sai3 = be published; be produced
後世
hau6 sai3 = descendants
一生一世
jat1 sang1 jat1 sai3 = a lifetime
第一次世界大戰
dai6 jat1 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3 = World War I; the First World WarSee all 207 compounds (CantoDict reports 224 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 10 examples containing 世
廁所魔鏡，世間上邊個最靚？ 粵
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all? [Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]
獵豹係世界上跑得最快嘅動物 粵
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. [Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]
人一世物一世,出嚟旅行乜都應該試下 粵
Live the moment and enjoy life, when travelling, one should try out and experience everything.
當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣 粵 ?!
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China... [Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]
佢不可一世，佢份人真係好大鼻 粵
He thinks he's the best in the world... he's really arrogant. [second half: he personality really arrogant.] |
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