時世
si4 sai3shí shìinferred
English
- current situation; trend of the times; prevailing circumstance
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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