粵

終zung1身san1大daai6事si6

simp终身大事
zung1 san1 daai6 si6zhōng shēn dà shì

English

  1. major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
  2. (usually) once-in-a-lifetime event; important event in one's life, often refers to marriage, which affects one's whole life

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 通常一生人只會做一次,而且會直接影響之後嘅人生

Examples

  • 結婚係終身大事,點可以咁草率㗎?

    Marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, how can we do it hastily and thoughtlessly?

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

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