粵

無mou4期kei4

simp无期
mou4 kei4wú qī

English

  1. unspecified period
  2. in the indefinite future
  3. no fixed time
  4. indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
  5. still a long way to go till the end

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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