粵

時si4世sai3

si4 sai3shí shìinferred

English

  1. current situation; trend of the times; prevailing circumstance

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 時代世態;又指社會環境,例如經濟、治安,衞生等

Examples

  • 哈里發塔是現時世界上最高的摩天大樓。

    Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world.

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  • 時世艱難

    hard time

  • 而家時世唔好,時時都有打劫,唔好帶咁多錢出街啊!

    The country is going through rough times and robbery are not uncommon, don't bring too much cash when you are going outside.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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