世世代代

Chinese

		from age to age; from generation to generation	over the course of several generations; from generation to generation; down through the generations over the course of several generations; from generation to generation; down through the generations; through successive generations
simp. and trad. (世世代代)		世世	代代
AABB-type reduplication of 世代 (shìdài).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìshìdàidài

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ sai³ doi⁶ doi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìshìdàidài
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshìhdàidài
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shih⁴-tai⁴-tai⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-shr̀-dài-dài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshyhdayday
  - Palladius: шишидайдай (šišidajdaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ sai³ doi⁶ doi⁶
  - Yale: sai sai doih doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ sai³ doi⁶ doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ sei³ doi⁶ doi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ tɔːi̯²² tɔːi̯²²/

Idiom

世世代代

for generations; from generation to generation

Synonyms

祖祖輩輩／祖祖辈辈 (zǔzǔbèibèi)

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