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Jyutping jau5 sang1 zi1 nin4
Pinyin yǒu shēng zhī nián

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. in someone's lifetime
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    餘生​;​一生​人剩​低​嘅​歲​月​;​仲在​生​嘅​年​月
    one's remaining years
    • 唔知我有生之年會唔會見到香港有普選呢?
      唔知我有生之年会唔会见到香港有普选呢?
      m4 zi1 ngo5 jau5 sang1 zi1 nin4 wui5 m4 wui5 gin3 dou2 hoeng1 gong2 jau5 pou2 syun2 ne1?
      I wonder whether I will live to see universal suffrage in Hong Kong.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
    • 有生之年能夠和他見一次面,我死也無憾了。
      有生之年能够和他见一次面,我死也无憾了。
      yǒu shēng zhī nián néng gòu hé tā jiàn yī cì miàn , wǒ sǐ yě wú hàn le .
      If I could meet him once in the rest of my life, I should die without any regret.
    • 在有生之年見證
      在有生之年见证
      zài yǒu shēng zhī nián jiàn zhèng
      to witness in one's lifetime; to live long enough to see
    • 有生之年 狹路相逢 終不能幸免
      有生之年 狭路相逢 终不能幸免
      yǒu shēng zhī nián , xiá lù xiāng féng , zhōng bù néng xìng miǎn
      Once in our lives / We met each other by chance / Finally it couldn't be prevented
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在我有生之年永不可能实现共产主义。
    在我有生之年永不可能實現共產主義。
    zài wǒ yǒu shēng zhī nián yǒng bù kě néng shí xiàn gòng chǎn zhǔ yì 。
    • Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
  2. Mandarin
    在我有生之年,共产主义不可能达到。
    在我有生之年,共產主義不可能達到。
    zài wǒ yǒu shēng zhī nián , gòng chǎn zhǔ yì bù kě néng dá dào 。
    • Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔知我有生之年会唔会见到香港有普选呢?
    唔知我有生之年會唔會見到香港有普選呢?
    m4 zi1 ngo5 jau5 sang1 zi1 nin4 wui5 m4 wui5 gin3 dou2 hoeng1 gong2 jau5 pou2 syun2 ne1?
    • I wonder whether I will live to see universal suffrage in Hong Kong.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    有生之年能够和他见一次面,我死也无憾了。
    有生之年能夠和他見一次面,我死也無憾了。
    yǒu shēng zhī nián néng gòu hé tā jiàn yī cì miàn , wǒ sǐ yě wú hàn le .
    • If I could meet him once in the rest of my life, I should die without any regret.
  2. Mandarin
    在有生之年见证
    在有生之年見證
    zài yǒu shēng zhī nián jiàn zhèng
    • to witness in one's lifetime; to live long enough to see
  3. Mandarin
    有生之年 狭路相逢 终不能幸免
    有生之年 狹路相逢 終不能幸免
    yǒu shēng zhī nián , xiá lù xiāng féng , zhōng bù néng xìng miǎn
    • Once in our lives / We met each other by chance / Finally it couldn't be prevented