千秋 [－－]

Jyutping cin1 cau1
Pinyin qiān qiū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a thousand years
  2. your birthday (honorific)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​遊戲​裝置​，​由​兩條​垂​吊​嘅​繩​或者​鏈​下面​連住​塊​板​或者​條​車​軚​嘅​兩​邊​而​組​成​；​玩​嘅​人​喺​上面​，​兩​隻​手​捉實​兩條​繩​或者​鏈​，​靠身​體​嘅​力量​或者​後​面​外力​推動​，​前後搖盪​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    swing; a seat suspended from ropes or chains to allow the user to swing themselves in a pendulum motion; commonly found on children's playgrounds
    • 盪韆鞦
      荡千秋
      dong6 cin1 cau1
      to play swing
    • 佢哋喺公園度打韆鞦。
      佢哋喺公园度打千秋。
      keoi5 dei6 hai2 gung1 jyun2 dou6 daa2 cin1 cau1.
      They're playing on the swings on the playground.
    • 韆鞦好好玩。
      千秋好好玩。
      cin1 cau1 hou2 hou2 waan2.
      Playing on swings is fun.
  2. 近義詞
    鞦韆
  3. 參看
    韆鞦
  4. 名詞
    即​一千年​，​比喻​一段​好​長​嘅​時​間​或者​歷史
    a thousand autumns; a metaphor for a really long period of time or a vast history
    • 千秋萬世
      千秋万世
      A thousand autumns and ten thousand aeons
  5. 名詞
    指長​輩​或者​神明​生日​，​有​恭​維​佢​長​壽​千​歲​嘅​意思
    a positive euphemism for a senior's or a deity's birthday as to wish for their longevity
    • 以前皇帝生日叫「萬壽」，王爺就叫「千秋」。
      以前皇帝生日叫「万寿」，王爷就叫「千秋」。
      The birthday of king was called 'manjiu', and 'chinchau' for a prince.
  6. 名詞
    長​處​或者​特點
    merit; specialty
    • :各有千秋
      :各有千秋
      each having its own merits
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    strength; advantage
  2. noun
    thousand years; millennium; (figurative) a very long time
  3. noun, honorific
    birthday (of an elderly person)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 鞦韆 – 秋千
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    千秋万世
    千秋萬世
    • A thousand autumns and ten thousand aeons
  2. Cantonese
    以前皇帝生日叫「万寿」，王爷就叫「千秋」。
    以前皇帝生日叫「萬壽」，王爺就叫「千秋」。
    • The birthday of king was called 'manjiu', and 'chinchau' for a prince.
  3. Cantonese
    :各有千秋
    :各有千秋
    • each having its own merits
  4. Cantonese
    呢两个学生各有千秋，一个勤学，另一个系天才。
    呢兩個學生各有千秋，一個勤學，另一個係天才。
    ni1 loeng5 go3 hok6 saang1 gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1, jat1 go3 kan4 hok6, ling6 jat1 go3 hai6 tin1 coi4.
    • These two students have their own merits: one is incredibly studious and the other is a genius.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    千秋万代
    千秋萬代
    qiān qiū wàn dài
    • the ages to come
  2. Mandarin
    我们千秋万代高举毛泽东旗帜， / 前进！ / 高举毛泽东旗帜， / 前进，前进，前进，进！
    我們千秋萬代高舉毛澤東旗幟， / 前進！ / 高舉毛澤東旗幟， / 前進，前進，前進，進！
    wǒ men qiān qiū wàn dài gāo jǔ máo zé dōng qí zhì ， ／ qián jìn ！ ／ gāo jǔ máo zé dōng qí zhì ， ／ qián jìn ， qián jìn ， qián jìn ， jìn ！
    • We will for many generations / raise high Mao Zedong's banner! / March on! / Raise high Mao Zedong's banner! / March on! March on! March on! On!
  3. Mandarin
    两个黄鹂鸣翠柳，一行白鹭上青天。窗含西岭千秋雪，门泊东吴万里船。
    兩個黃鸝鳴翠柳，一行白鷺上青天。窗含西嶺千秋雪，門泊東吳萬里船。
    liǎng ge huáng lí míng cuì liǔ ， yī háng bái lù shàng qīng tiān ． chuāng hán xī lǐng qiān qiū xuě ， mén bó dōng wú wàn lǐ chuán ．
    • Two golden orioles sing amid the willows green;
      A flock of white egrets flies into the blue sky.
      My window frames the snow-crowned western mountain scene;
      My door oft says to eastward-going ships “Goodbye!”.