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終生

終生

See also: 终生

Chinese

		end; finish	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (終生)		終	生
simp. (终生)		终	生

Noun

終生

all one's life; one's lifetime

Adjective

終生

lifelong

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ sang¹
Min Nan (POJ): chiong-sng / chiong-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ sang¹
  - Yale: jūng sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-sng
  - Tâi-lô: tsiong-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciongsngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ³³ sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-seng
  - Tâi-lô: tsiong-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciongsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/