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Jyutping jat1 sang1
Pinyin yī shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. all one's life
  2. throughout one's life
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    成​世人​;​存活​喺​世上​嘅​時​間​,​由​出世​到​死亡​嘅​時​間
    complete lifespan; the time one exists, from birth until death; one's whole life
    • 吸毒會毀咗你嘅一生。
      吸毒会毁咗你嘅一生。
      kap1 duk6 wui5 wai2 zo2 nei5 ge3 jat1 sang1.
      Drugs will ruin your whole life.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他给我讲述了他的一生。
    他給我講述瞭他的一生。
    tā gěi wǒ jiǎng shù liǎo tā de yī shēng 。
    • He told me the story of his life.
    • He told me his life's story.
  2. Mandarin
    她父亲把一生都贡献给科学事业了。
    她父親把一生都貢獻給科學事業瞭。
    tā fù qīn bǎ yī shēng dōu gòng xiàn gěi kē xué shì yè liǎo 。
    • Her father devoted his life to science.
    • Her father dedicated his life to science.
    • His father devoted his life to science.
  3. Mandarin
    我知道你们的所做的一切并不只是为了赢得选举,我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白前面的任务有多么艰巨。即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝,我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最艰难的挑战——两场战争、一个面临危险的星球,一个世纪以来最严重的金融危机。
    我知道你們的所做的一切並不隻是為瞭贏得選舉,我也知道你們做這一切並不是為瞭我。你們這樣做是因為你們明白前麵的任務有多麼艱巨。即便我們今晚歡呼慶祝,我們也知道明天將麵臨我們一生之中最艱難的挑戰——兩場戰爭、一個麵臨危險的星球,一個世紀以來最嚴重的金融危機。
    wǒ zhī dào nǐ men de suǒ zuò de yī qiè bìng bù zhī shì wèi liǎo yíng dé xuǎn jǔ , wǒ yě zhī dào nǐ men zuò zhè yī qiè bìng bú shi wèi liǎo wǒ 。 nǐ men zhè yàng zuò shì yīn wèi nǐ men míng bai qián miàn de rèn wù yǒu duō me jiān jù 。 jí biàn wǒ men jīn wǎn huān hū qìng zhù , wǒ men yě zhī dào míng tiān jiāng miàn lín wǒ men yī shēng zhī zhōng zuì jiān nán de tiāo zhàn —— liǎng chǎng zhàn zhēng 、 yī gè miàn lín wēi xiǎn de xīng qiú , yī gè shì jì yǐ lái zuì yán zhòng de jīn róng wēi jī 。
    • And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
  4. Mandarin
    他一生中经历过很多东西。
    他一生中經歷過很多東西。
    tā yī shēng zhōng jīng lì guò hěn duō dōng xī 。
    • He had various experiences in his life.
  5. Mandarin
    她把她的一生献给了教育事业。
    她把她的一生獻給瞭教育事業。
    tā bǎ tā de yī shēng xiàn gěi liǎo jiào yù shì yè 。
    • She devoted her life to education.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    吸毒会毁咗你嘅一生。
    吸毒會毀咗你嘅一生。
    kap1 duk6 wui5 wai2 zo2 nei5 ge3 jat1 sang1.
    • Drugs will ruin your whole life.
  2. Cantonese
    好多香港人穷一生精力去工作,目的都只系想有一个真正属于自己嘅安乐窝。
    好多香港人窮一生精力去工作,目的都只係想有一個真正屬於自己嘅安樂窩。
    hou2 do1 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 kung4 jat1 sang1 zing1 lik6 heoi3 gung1 zok3, muk6 dik1 dou1 zi2 hai6 soeng2 jau5 jat1 go3 zan1 zing3 suk6 jyu1 zi6 gei2 ge3 on1 lok6 wo1.
    • Many Hongkongers spend their whole life working just to own a flat.
  3. Cantonese
    佢嘅一生好曲折坎坷。
    佢嘅一生好曲折坎坷。
    keoi5 ge3 jat1 saang1 hou2 kuk1 zit3 ham1 ho1.
    • His life is very rough.
  4. Cantonese
    你要应承我照顾我一生一世。
    你要應承我照顧我一生一世。
    nei5 jiu3 jing1 sing4 ngo5 ziu3 gu3 ngo5 jat1 sang1 jat1 sai3.
    • You have to promise me that you will take care of me for the rest of my life.
  5. Cantonese
    佢将一生奉献俾穷人。
    佢將一生奉獻俾窮人。
    keoi5 zoeng1 jat1 sang1 fung6 him3 bei2 kung4 jan4.
    • She devoted all her life to taking care of poor people.