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 13962 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
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 永
Unicode code for this character: U+6c38 (off-site link)

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