十年八載 [－－－载]

Jyutping sap6 nin4 baat3 zoi3
Pinyin shí nián bā zǎi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    about ten years; many years

十年八載 [－－－载]

Jyutping sap6 nin4 baat3 zoi2
Pinyin shí nián bā zài

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    約​莫​十年​（​有長​時​間​嘅​意味​）
    around a decade (implying a long period of time); literally: 8-10 years
    • 唔知道過多十年八載，呢個城市又會變成點呢？
      唔知道过多十年八载，呢个城市又会变成点呢？
      m4 zi1 dou3 gwo3 do1 sap6 nin4 baat3 zoi2, ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jau6 wui5 bin3 sing4 dim2 ne1?
      I wonder after a decade how this city will become.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔知道过多十年八载，呢个城市又会变成点呢？
    唔知道過多十年八載，呢個城市又會變成點呢？
    m4 zi1 dou3 gwo3 do1 sap6 nin4 baat3 zoi2, ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jau6 wui5 bin3 sing4 dim2 ne1?
    • I wonder after a decade how this city will become.
  2. Cantonese
    强奸㖞，十年八载走唔甩啦。
    強姦喎，十年八載走唔甩啦。
    koeng4 gaan1 wo3, sap6 nin4 baat3 zoi2 zau2 m4 lat1 laa1.
    • It's a rape charge. Eight or ten years in jail would be the minimum, I suppose.