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Jyutping san1 sai3
Pinyin shēn shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. one's life experience
  2. one's lot
  3. one's past history
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​人​嘅​出身​或者​經歷​過​嘅​事
    personal background; life experience
    • 身世可憐
      身世可怜
      san1 sai3 ho2 lin4
      to have a sad life
    • 佢身世好慘,一出世就冇父母。
      佢身世好惨,一出世就冇父母。
      keoi5 san1 sai3 hou2 caam2, jat1 ceot1 sai3 zau6 mou5 fu6 mou5.
      She has a sad life, her parents passed when she was just born.
  2. 名詞
    儀容​;​身份​;​身段
    appearance; image
    • 唔理身世
      唔理身世
      m4 lei5 san1 sai3
      to disregard one's appearance
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    one's life experience; one's lot
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    身世可怜
    身世可憐
    san1 sai3 ho2 lin4
    • to have a sad life
  2. Cantonese
    佢身世好惨,一出世就冇父母。
    佢身世好慘,一出世就冇父母。
    keoi5 san1 sai3 hou2 caam2, jat1 ceot1 sai3 zau6 mou5 fu6 mou5.
    • She has a sad life, her parents passed when she was just born.
  3. Cantonese
    唔理身世
    唔理身世
    m4 lei5 san1 sai3
    • to disregard one's appearance
  4. Cantonese
    赶到甩头甩髻,未顾好身世。
    趕到甩頭甩髻,未顧好身世。
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  5. Cantonese
    佢喺孤儿院长大,对自己嘅身世一无所知。
    佢喺孤兒院長大,對自己嘅身世一無所知。
    keoi5 hai2 gu1 ji4 jyun2 zoeng2 daai6, deoi3 zi6 gei2 ge3 san1 sai3 jat1 mou4 so2 zi1.
    • He grew up in the orphanage, knowing nothing about his own background.