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Jyutping coeng4 nin4
Pinyin zhǎng nián

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    shipowner

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Jyutping coeng4 nin4
Pinyin cháng nián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. all the year round
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 區別詞
    好多年​嚟​嘅
    years of; for a long period of time
    • 長年嘅虐待對佢影響深遠。
      长年嘅虐待对佢影响深远。
      coeng4 nin4 ge3 joek3 doi6 deoi3 keoi5 jing2 hoeng2 sam1 jyun5.
      Years of being abused have had substantial impact on him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    all year round; for a long time
    • 長年致力於為台灣人權奔走的輔仁大學美籍教授梅心怡因為罹患癌症,6月8日病逝,享壽72歲。
      长年致力于为台湾人权奔走的辅仁大学美籍教授梅心怡因为罹患癌症,6月8日病逝,享寿72岁。
      cháng nián zhì lì yú wèi tái wān rén quán bēn zǒu de fǔ rén dà xué měi jí jiào shòu méi xīn yí yīn wèi lí huàn ái zhèng , 6 yuè 8 rì bìng shì , xiǎng shòu 72 suì .
      Mrs. Lynn Miles, an American who was a professor of the Fu Jen Catholic University and was dedicated to advocating for human rights in Taiwan for many years, passed away from cancer at the age of 72 on the 8th of June.
  2. adv
    perennially
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    长年累月东奔西走忙死了,生活太没有规律了。
    長年累月東奔西走忙死了,生活太沒有規律了。
    cháng nián lěi yuè dōng bēn xī zǒu máng sǐ le , shēng huó tài méi yǒu guī lǜ le 。
    • I'm so busy running about year in, year out. My life has no consistency.
  2. Mandarin
    对于长年被花粉症折磨着的我来说,这服药真的是神一样的存在啊。
    對於長年被花粉症折磨着的我來説,這服藥真的是神一樣的存在啊。
    duì yú cháng nián bèi huā fěn zhèng zhé mó zhe de wǒ lái shuō , zhè fú yào zhēn de shì shén yī yàng de cún zài a 。
    • For someone like me who has suffered from hay fever for years, this medicine is a lifesaver.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    经过长年累月嘅演化,恐龙就慢慢变成我哋日常见到嘅雀仔。
    經過長年累月嘅演化,恐龍就慢慢變成我哋日常見到嘅雀仔。
    ging1 gwo3 coeng4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 ge3 bin3 faa3, hung2 lung4 zau6 maan6 maan2 bin3 sing4 ngo5 dei6 jat6 soeng4 gin3 dou2 ge3 zoek3 zai2.
    • After millenniums of evolution, these alien and bizarre dinosaurs gradually turned into birds that we commonly see nowadays.
  2. Cantonese
    呢套戏嘅男主角攞咗影帝后就变成长年票房毒药。
    呢套戲嘅男主角攞咗影帝後就變成長年票房毒藥。
    ni1 tou3 hei3 ge3 naam4 zyu2 gok3 lo2 zo2 jing2 dai3 hau6 zau6 bin3 sing4 coeng4 nin4 piu3 fong4 duk6 joek6.
    • After winning the Best Actor, the main actor of the movie has become a box office poison for years.
  3. Cantonese
    喺长年战争当中,两国实力此消彼长。
    喺長年戰爭當中,兩國實力此消彼長。
    hai2 coeng4 nin4 zin3 zang1 dong1 zung1, loeng5 gwok3 sat6 lik6 ci2 siu1 bei2 zoeng2.
    • In years of war, the strength of the country has deteriorated while that of its counterpart has risen.
  4. Cantonese
    公司长年亏损,已经去到穷途末路。
    公司長年虧損,已經去到窮途末路。
    gung1 si1 coeng4 nin4 kwai1 syun2, ji5 ging1 heoi3 dou3 kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6.
    • The company has been in deficit for many years, now it has come to a dead end.
  5. Cantonese
    呢间夜总会长年都请坐台,流失率应该好高。
    呢間夜總會長年都請坐枱,流失率應該好高。
    • This nightclub hires for hostess all over the year, seems the staff turnover rate is really high.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    长年致力于为台湾人权奔走的辅仁大学美籍教授梅心怡因为罹患癌症,6月8日病逝,享寿72岁。
    長年致力於為台灣人權奔走的輔仁大學美籍教授梅心怡因為罹患癌症,6月8日病逝,享壽72歲。
    cháng nián zhì lì yú wèi tái wān rén quán bēn zǒu de fǔ rén dà xué měi jí jiào shòu méi xīn yí yīn wèi lí huàn ái zhèng , 6 yuè 8 rì bìng shì , xiǎng shòu 72 suì .
    • Mrs. Lynn Miles, an American who was a professor of the Fu Jen Catholic University and was dedicated to advocating for human rights in Taiwan for many years, passed away from cancer at the age of 72 on the 8th of June.