終身大事

Chinese

		all one's life; one's lifetime	important matter; big deal; major event important matter; big deal; major event; great thing
trad. (終身大事)		終身	大事
simp. (终身大事)		终身	大事

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngshēndàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄣㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ san¹ daai⁶ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngshēndàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄣㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongshendàshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-shên¹-ta⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: jūng-shēn-dà-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshendahshyh
  - Palladius: чжуншэньдаши (čžunšɛnʹdaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ san¹ daai⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: jūng sān daaih sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ san¹ daai⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ sen¹ dai⁶ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²²/

Idiom

終身大事

big event in one's life (usually referring to marriage)

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