粵

無mou4常soeng4

simp无常
mou4 soeng4wú cháng

English

  1. variable
  2. changeable
  3. fickle
  4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
  5. ghost taking away the soul after death
  6. to pass away
  7. to die
  8. ever-changing; impermanent; variable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔會一直存在或者保持不變,好容易就改變

Examples

  • 本週天氣變化無常。

    This week the weather was very unpredictable.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 像四月一樣反覆無常。

    Capricious as April.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 他喜怒无常,极难相处。

    He is moody and difficult to get along with.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 世事變幻無常,人不能因循守舊、一成不變。

    Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 世事無常,冇人知道下一秒會發生咩事。

    The world is ever-changing, no one knows what will happen next.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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