粵

長coeng4青cing1

simp长青
coeng4 cing1cháng qīng

English

  1. (literary) evergreen; enduring (friendship etc)
  2. (of plants) green throughout the year; evergreen
  3. (of something) up-to-date; not outdated; being popular and applicable despite being old; not to get old
  4. (of elderly) being energetic and youthful despite being old

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容植物四季都係綠色,永遠保持翠綠
  2. 形容舊嘅事物唔會過時;仍然好受人歡迎、好適合而家
  3. 形容長者即使年紀已經唔細,但係就好似永遠唔會老咁,仍然保持青春與活力;有時會直接代表長者

Examples

  • 長青活學計劃

    Elder Academy

  • 呢套劇好長青,四十年前拍到今日仲好受歡迎。

    This drama series never gets old. It is still popular today despite being produced 40 years ago. ----

  • 我哋嚟緊會減少種植季節性植物,而改種一啲長青植物。

    We are going to grow less deciduous plants yet more evergreen plants. ----

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

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