永世

永世

Chinese

		forever; always; perpetual (ly)	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (永世)		永	世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁵ sai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yún-sṳ
• Min Nan (POJ): éng-sè

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: yǒngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongshyh
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wing⁵ sai³
    • Yale: wíhng sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁵ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wing⁵ sei³
    • IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ¹³ sɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yún-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: iun` sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yun<sup>3</sup> si<sup>4</sup>
    • IPA: /i̯un³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yún-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iun` sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yun³ si⁴
    • IPA: /(j)i̯un³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng-sè
    • Tâi-lô: íng-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: efngsex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

Noun

永世

1. forever; eternity; perpetuity
2. one's whole lifetime

Derived terms

永世不得翻身 (yǒngshì bùdé fānshēn)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
永	世
えい Grade: 5	せい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

永世 (hiragana えいせい, rōmaji eisei)

1. eternity, permanence, perpetuity, immortality