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一生一世

一生一世

Chinese

		a lifetime, one's whole life	throughout one's life
simp. and trad. (一生一世)		一生	一世

Idiom

一生一世

a lifetime, all of one's life

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīshēngyīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄥㄧㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīshēngyīshì [Phonetic: yìshēngyíshì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄥㄧㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishengishyh
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³
  - Yale: yāt sāng yāt sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sang¹ jat⁷ sai³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/