粵

成seng4世sai3

seng4 sai3chéng shì

English

  1. one's whole life; one's entire life
  2. whole life; lifetime

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一世人嘅時間;成個人生

Examples

  • 渠成世人都窮。

    She remained poor all her life.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 我成世人最憎就係蚊。

    Mosquitoes are the bane of my existence.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我成世人都係做緊最低工資咋!

    I've been working for minimum wage most of my life.

    Tatoeba · bearyung CC BY

  • 你成世人收過最正嘅聖誕禮物係咩呀?

    What's the best Christmas present you've ever received?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我可以拍心口講,佢做生意實成世都唔會成功。

    It may safely be said that he will never succeed in business.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 如果可以投胎嘅話,我想喺個有錢家庭度出世,咁就成世唔使憂喇。

    If I could be reborn, I would want to be the child of a rich family, then I'd be set for life.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢成世都住喺度,冇搬過屋。

    He's lived here all his life.

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

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