平生

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (平生)		平	生
anagram		生平

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ sang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-sng / pêng-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngsheng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-shêng¹
    • Yale: píng-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngsheng
    • Palladius: пиншэн (pinšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 平生 平聲／平声

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ sang¹
    • Yale: pìhng sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-sng
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-sng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengsngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-seng
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengsefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

平生

1. lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life

Synonyms

• 一世 (yīshì)
• 一生 (yīshēng)
• 一生一世 (yīshēngyīshì)
• 一輩子／一辈子 (yībèizi) (colloquial)
• 世 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 永世 (yǒngshì)
• 永生 (yǒngshēng)
• 沒世／没世 (mòshì)
• 生平 (shēngpíng)
• 畢生／毕生 (bìshēng)
• 終生／终生 (zhōngshēng)
• 終身／终身 (zhōngshēn)
• 輩／辈 (bèi)
• 輩子／辈子 (bèizi)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	生
へい Grade: 3	せい > ぜい Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へーぜー [hèézéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [he̞ːze̞ː]

Noun

平(へい)生(ぜい) • (heizei) 

1. everyday life

   Synonyms: 普段 (fudan), 平常 (heijō), 平素 (heiso)

Adverb

平(へい)生(ぜい) • (heizei) 

1. usually

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	生

Noun

平生 • (pyeongsaeng) (hangeul 평생)

1. Hanja form^? of 평생 (“one's entire life, lifetime”).