粵

遲ci4早zou2

simp迟早
ci4 zou2chí zǎo

English

  1. sooner or later
  2. sooner or later; eventually

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一樣嘢幾乎肯定會發生,只係時間遲定早嘅問題

Examples

  • 遲早會直相大白。

    Sooner or later, the truth'll come out.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 人人遲早都會歸西。

    We all shall die sooner or later.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 阿湯遲早會畀人拉囉。

    Tom will probably be arrested.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 只要有可能出事,就遲早會出事。

    Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 遲早我哋要買過部新電視,因為我哋而家嘅電視舊得滯。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 他遲早會後悔。

    He will regret it sooner or later.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 佢哋遲早都會結婚㗎啦。

    They will get married sooner or later.

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

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