無期
simp无期mou4 kei4wú qī
English
- unspecified period
- in the indefinite future
- no fixed time
- indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
- still a long way to go till the end
粵語 — Cantonese
- 距離結果還有好遙遠
Examples
汤姆正在服无期徒刑。
Tom is serving a life sentence.
Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY
湯姆有可能會被判無期徒刑。
Tom could face life in prison.
Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY
距離考試完結既日子實在係遙遙無期。
There is still a long way to go till the end of the exam.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk