曠世

曠世

See also: 旷世

Chinese

		waste; wilderness	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (曠世)		曠	世
simp. (旷世)		旷	世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwong³ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kuàngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuanqshyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuàngshìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwong³ sai³
    • Yale: kwong sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwong³ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuong³ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɔːŋ³³ sɐi̯³³/

Adjective

曠世

1. (literary) without peer in one's generation; outstanding
2. (literary) long lasting

Synonyms

• (literary) 絕代／绝代 (juédài)

Derived terms

曠世逸才／旷世逸才 (kuàngshìyìcái)