遲早 [迟－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sooner or later
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    一樣​嘢​幾乎​肯定​會​發生​，​只​係​時間​遲定​早​嘅​問​題
    sooner or later; eventually
    • 佢哋遲早都會結婚㗎啦。
      佢哋迟早都会结婚㗎啦。
      keoi5 dei6 ci4 zou2 dou1 wui5 git3 fan1 gaa3 laa1.
      They will get married sooner or later.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    sooner or later; in time
    (syn.) 早暗, 早晚, 遲早, 緊縒緩, 早晏點, 早點晚點, 遲早點, 緊縒慢, 早兒晚兒, 早晏, 早慢, 早啊晚
    • 所有人迟早都会死
      所有人迟早都会死
      so2 jau5 jan4 ci4 zou2 dou1 wui5 sei2
      everyone will die sooner or later
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 早晚
  3. 遲早 – 迟早
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #483
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他迟早会回来的。
    他遲早會回來的。
    tā chí zǎo huì huí lai de 。
    • He will come back sooner or later.
  2. Mandarin
    他迟早会知道这个秘密的。
    他遲早會知道這個秘密的。
    tā chí zǎo huì zhī dào zhè ge mì mì de 。
    • He'll know the secret sooner or later.
  3. Mandarin
    如果他继续喝太多酒，他迟早会生病的。
    如果他繼續喝太多酒，他遲早會生病的。
    rú guǒ tā jì xù hē tài duō jiǔ ， tā chí zǎo huì shēng bìng de 。
    • If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later.
  4. Mandarin
    迟早他的运气会用完。
    遲早他的運氣會用完。
    chí zǎo tā de yùn qi huì yòng wán 。
    • Sooner or later his luck will run out.
  5. Mandarin
    你迟早会学会怎么做。
    你遲早會學會怎麼做。
    nǐ chí zǎo huì xué huì zěn me zuò 。
    • You'll learn how to do it sooner or later.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    迟早会直相大白。
    遲早會直相大白。
    ci4 zou2 wui5 zik6 soeng1 daai6 baak6 。
    • Sooner or later, the truth'll come out.
  2. Cantonese
    只要有可能出事，就迟早会出事。
    只要有可能出事，就遲早會出事。
    zi2 jiu3 jau5 ho2 nang4 ceot1 si6 ， zau6 ci4 zou2 wui5 ceot1 si6 。
    • Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个国家嘅政府腐败不堪，迟早畀人推翻。
    呢個國家嘅政府腐敗不堪，遲早畀人推翻。
    nei1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 ge3 zing3 fu2 fu6 baai6 bat1 ham1, ci4 zou2 bei2 jan4 teoi1 faan1.
    • The government of this country is so corrupted that it might fall at any time.
  2. Cantonese
    做咁多阴骘嘢，迟早俾天收啦你。
    做咁多陰騭嘢，遲早俾天收啦你。
    zou6 gam3 do1 jam1 zat1 je5, ci4 zou2 bei2 tin1 sau1 laa1 nei5.
    • If you keep doing all these evil things, Karma will catch up to you eventually.
  3. Cantonese
    佢成日做埋啲噉嘅嘢，迟早有报应㗎！
    佢成日做埋啲噉嘅嘢，遲早有報應㗎！
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 zou6 maai4 di1 gam2 ge3 je5, ci4 zou2 jau5 bou3 jing3 gaa3!
    • He'll definitely reap his own punishment for doing all those (bad) things!
  4. Cantonese
    你系噉使钱，迟早俾你用晒啲钱！
    你係噉使錢，遲早俾你用晒啲錢！
    nei5 hai6 gam2 sai2 cin2, ci4 zou6 bei2 nei5 jung6 saai3 di1 cin2!
    • If you keep on spending like this, sooner or later you won't have a single penny to your name.
  5. Cantonese
    佢哋迟早都会结婚㗎啦。
    佢哋遲早都會結婚㗎啦。
    keoi5 dei6 ci4 zou2 dou1 wui5 git3 fan1 gaa3 laa1.
    • They will get married sooner or later.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢地呢班叛逆，迟早会俾政府军队打败。
    佢地呢班叛逆，遲早會俾政府軍隊打敗。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不要这么盲目自信，不然你迟早会翻车的。
    不要這麼盲目自信，不然你遲早會翻車的。
    bù yào zhè me máng mù zì xìn ， bù rán nǐ chí zǎo huì fān chē de ．
    • Don't be so overconfident, or things will start to head south for you.
  2. Mandarin
    还不睡觉？你这么修仙，迟早死掉。
    還不睡覺？你這麼修仙，遲早死掉。
    hái bù shuì jiào ？ nǐ zhè me xiū xiān ， chí zǎo sǐ diào ．
    • Still not going to bed? Staying up late will make you die sooner or later.