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Jyutping jat1 zik6 ji5 loi4
Pinyin yī zhí yǐ lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in the past always
  2. for a long time now
  3. until now
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    一直以来爷爷曾经说过的事,像苍蝇绕著瓜飞的声音,在我的脑海里嗡嗡地响著。
    一直以來爺爺曾經說過的事,像蒼蠅繞著瓜飛的聲音,在我的腦海裡嗡嗡地響著。
    yī zhí yǐ lái yé ye céng jīng shuō guò de shì , xiàng cāng ying rào zhù guā fēi de shēng yīn , zài wǒ de nǎo hǎi lǐ wēng wēng dì xiǎng zhù 。
    • All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.
  2. Mandarin
    谢谢你一直以来对我的照顾。
    謝謝你一直以來對我的照顧。
    xiè xie nǐ yī zhí yǐ lái duì wǒ de zhào gu 。
    • Thank you for always taking care of me.
  3. Mandarin
    因此,一直以来都被清新的氛围包围着,并且这次也如此度过了充实的一天。
    因此,一直以來都被清新的氛圍包圍着,並且這次也如此度過了充實的一天。
    yīn cǐ , yī zhí yǐ lái dōu bèi qīng xīn de fēn wéi bāo wéi zhe , bìng qiě zhè cì yě rú cǐ dù guò le chōng shí de yī tiān 。
    • For that reason it's always held in a fresh atmosphere, and this time too it was a fulfilling day.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    平时睇恩恩衣著咁保守,今日见佢毕业晚宴著起呢条裙,身材真系好有料到,好索。顶!原来佢一直以来都系禾杆冚珍珠。
    平時睇恩恩衣著咁保守,今日見佢畢業晚宴著起呢條裙,身材真係好有料到,好索。頂!原來佢一直以來都係禾桿冚珍珠。
    ping4 si4 tai2 jan1 jan1 ji1 zoek3 gam3 bou2 sau2, gam1 jat6 gin3 keoi5 bat1 jip6 maan5 jin3 zoek3 hei2 ni1 tiu4 kwan4, san1 coi4 zan1 hai6 hou2 jau5 liu2 dou3, hou2 sok3. ding2! jyun4 loi4 keoi5 jat1 zik6 ji5 loi4 dou1 hai6 wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1.
    • Yan usually dressed modestly, but she is so well-endowed and sexy in that evening gown at Graduation Dinner today. Damn, she was hiding the pearl in a haystack the whole time.
  2. Cantonese
    畅游西欧地方系我一直以来嘅梦想!
    暢遊西歐地方係我一直以來嘅夢想!
    coeng3 jau4 sai1 ngau1 dei6 fong1 hai6 ngo5 jat1 zik6 ji5 loi4 ge3 mung6 soeng2!
    • Having a delightful tour at the Western Europe has always been my dream!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一直以来,他们从贵州一路向北,途经湖南、湖北、江苏、安徽、浙江,碰瓷了上百名大货车司机。
    一直以來,他們從貴州一路向北,途經湖南、湖北、江蘇、安徽、浙江,碰瓷了上百名大貨車司機。
    yī zhí yǐ lái , tā men cóng guì zhōu yī lù xiàng běi , tú jīng hú nán , hú běi , jiāng sū , ān huī , zhè jiāng , pèng cí le shàng bǎi míng dà huò chē sī jī .
    • All along, they kept heading north starting from Guizhou, passing through Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang, staging fake accidents to claim compensation from hundreds of truck drivers.
  2. Mandarin
    日媒报道称,一直以来,校服都被视为是校园里的“标准着装”,但这却给那些自认为是跨性别的学生造成了精神上的痛苦。
    日媒報道稱,一直以來,校服都被視為是校園裏的“標準着裝”,但這卻給那些自認為是跨性別的學生造成了精神上的痛苦。
    rì méi bào dào chēng , yī zhí yǐ lái , xiào fú dōu bèi shì wèi shì xiào yuán lǐ de “ biāo zhǔn zhuó zhuāng ” , dàn zhè què gěi nà xiē zì rèn wèi shì kuà xìng bié de xué shēng zào chéng le jīng shén shàng de tòng kǔ .
    • The Japanese media says that school uniforms were always seen as "standard outfits" in school, but this has brought mental suffering upon students identifying as transgender.