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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒushēngzhīnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥㄓㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - 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 ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɪŋ³³ t͡ɕi³³ nĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³/

Idiom

有生之年

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

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