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。
      日日都冇嘢做，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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    days wear on like years
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    对计算机人员来说，断网的时候度日如年。
    對計算機人員來説，斷網的時候度日如年。
    duì jì suàn jī rén yuán lái shuō ， duàn wǎng de shí hou dù rì rú nián 。
    • For computer people, days are like years without the internet.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    日日都冇嘢做，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.