生生世世

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (生生世世)		生	生	世	世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngshēngshìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ sang¹ sai³ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngshēngshìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengshengshìhshìh
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-shêng¹-shih⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: shēng-shēng-shr̀-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshengshyhshyh
    • Palladius: шэншэншиши (šɛnšɛnšiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ sang¹ sai³ sai³
    • Yale: sāng sāng sai sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ sang¹ sai³ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ seng¹ sei³ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

生生世世

1. every life; every incarnation; eternity; forever

   • 玄宗感動情懷，說道：「你我恁般恩愛，豈忍相離；今就星光之下，你我二人密相誓願，心中但願生生世世，長為夫婦。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     玄宗感动情怀，说道：「你我恁般恩爱，岂忍相离；今就星光之下，你我二人密相誓愿，心中但愿生生世世，长为夫妇。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1695, 褚人穫, 隋唐演義

     Xuán Zōng gǎndòng qínghuái, shuōdào: “Nǐwǒ rènbān ēn'ài, qǐ rěn xiànglí; jīn jiù xīngguāng zhī xià, nǐ wǒ èr rén mì xiāng shìyuàn, xīnzhōng dànyuàn shēngshēngshìshì, cháng wéi fūfù.” [Pinyin]

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