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世
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- 世
- shì · generation; world; era
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4 · shi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sai3
Cantonese word readings for 世. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- generation
- (literary, or in compounds) for many generations; spanning many generations
- (in terms of address) longstanding friendship between two families; generations of family friendship
- lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life
- era; period; time
- (geology) epoch (geochronologic unit)
- world; people in the world
- (literary, or in compounds) dynasty; regime
- (literary, or in compounds) year; age
- (literary, or in compounds) worldly; profane; secular
- a surname
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