粵

終zung1身san1

simp终身
zung1 san1zhōng shēn

English

  1. lifelong
  2. all one's life; lifetime
  3. all one's life
  4. marriage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 成個人生,多數形容有關生活、婚姻、利益、權利

Examples

  • 終身監禁

    life imprisonment

  • 終身幸福

    lifelong happiness

  • 終身大事

    big event in one's life (usually referring to marriage)

  • 終身學習

    lifelong learning

  • 終身守寡

    (for a widow) to not marry again during the rest of her life

  • 後悔終身

    to regret for the rest of one's life

  • 廝守終身

    to stay together for life; to mate for life

  • 終身成就獎

    lifetime achievement award

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

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