戎馬半生
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English
- to dedicate half of one's life to the army or battlefield
粵語 — Cantonese
- 以當兵為主要職業，半世人都喺戰場上度過
Examples
大將軍戎馬半生，換嚟嘅只係被人陷害，身首異處。
The general dedicated half his life to the battlefield. But in the end, he was framed and executed.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk