度日如年 [－－－－]

Jyutping dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4
Pinyin dù rì rú nián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  2. time crawls when one is wretched
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    字面​指過​一日​好似​過​一年​咁​漫長​，​有​時間​過得​好慢​、​日子​好難​過​嘅​意思
    days are long and difficult; literally: to endure each day as if it was a year
    • 日日都冇嘢做，感覺度日如年。
      日日都没嘢做，感觉度日如年。
      jat6 jat6 dou1 mou5 je5 zou6, gam2 gok3 dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4.
      There is nothing to do every day, makes days pass like years.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonais
    日日都没嘢做，感觉度日如年。
    日日都冇嘢做，感覺度日如年。
    jat6 jat6 dou1 mou5 je5 zou6, gam2 gok3 dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4.
    • There is nothing to do every day, makes days pass like years.