有生之年

Chinese

		to be living; to be pregnant	's; him/her/it; this	year
trad. (有生之年)		有生	之	年
simp. #(有生之年)		有生	之	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒushēngzhīnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ sang¹ zi¹ nin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iú-seng-chi-nî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒushēngzhīnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒushengjhihnián
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-shêng¹-chih¹-nien²
    • Yale: yǒu-shēng-jr̄-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushengjynian
    • Palladius: юшэнчжинянь (jušɛnčžinjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ sang¹ zi¹ nin⁴
    • Yale: yáuh sāng jī nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ sang¹ dzi¹ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ seng¹ ji¹ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-seng-chi-nî
    • Tâi-lô: iú-sing-tsi-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iwsengcinii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ³³ t͡si³³ nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³/

Idiom

有生之年

1. one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

   有生之年能夠和他見一次面，我死也無憾了。 [MSC, trad.]
   有生之年能够和他见一次面，我死也无憾了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǒushēngzhīnián nénggòu hé tā jiàn yīcì miàn, wǒ sǐ yě wúhàn le. [Pinyin]

   If I could meet him once in the rest of my life, I should die without any regret.

   在有生之年見證／在有生之年见证  ―  zài yǒushēngzhīnián jiànzhèng  ―  to witness in one's lifetime; to live long enough to see

   • 2001 November 16, “流年 [liúnián, Elapsing Years]”, in Lin Xi (lyrics), 陳曉娟 (music), 王菲 [Faye Wong], performed by Faye Wong:

     有生之年　狹路相逢　終不能幸免 [MSC, trad.]
     有生之年　狭路相逢　终不能幸免 [MSC, simp.]

     Yǒushēngzhīnián, Xiálùxiāngféng, Zhōng bùnéng xìngmiǎn [Pinyin]

     Once in our lives / We met each other by chance / Finally it couldn't be prevented