人一世物一世

Chinese

		man; person; people	throughout one's life; first generation	thing; object; matter	throughout one's life; first generation
simp. and trad. (人一世物一世)		人	一世	物	一世

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jat¹ sai³ mat⁶ jat¹ sai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ jat¹ sai³ mat⁶ jat¹ sai³
    • Yale: yàhn yāt sai maht yāt sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jat⁷ sai³ mat⁹ jat⁷ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ yed¹ sei³ med⁶ yed¹ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ mɐt̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Proverb

人一世物一世

1. (Cantonese) one only has one opportunity to live, so make the most of the things in life