世世

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (世世)		世	世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ sai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-sṳ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshìh
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshyh
    • Palladius: шиши (šiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ sai³
    • Yale: sai sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

Adjective

世世

1. from age to age; from generation to generation

Derived terms

• 世世代代 (shìshìdàidài)
• 世世生生

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
世	世
せい Grade: 3	せい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
世々

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーせー [séꜜèsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

世(せい)世(せい) • (seisei) 

1. many generations; from age to age

Synonyms

• 代代(だいだい) (daidai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
世	世
よ Grade: 3	よ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞jo̞]

Noun

世(よ)世(よ) • (yoyo) 

1. Alternative form of 代代