永 (wing5) — forever; perpetual; eternal; far-reaching in Cantonese
wingˏ₅永
Mandarin Pinyin: yong3
Meaning of 永
nounforever; perpetual; eternal; far-reaching
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Example Sentences with 永
geiˉ¹機wuiˍ₆會jat一co˗₃錯gwo3,過﹐zauˍ₆就wingˏ₅永jyunˏ₅遠mˎ₄唔wuiˏ₅會faanˉ¹返laiˎ₄嚟。
Once an opportunity slips away, it is gone for good.
lauˏ₅柳wingˏ₅永ciˎ₄詞
The poems of Liu Yong.
baakˍ₆白sauˊ²首ziˉ¹之joek3,約，wingˏ₅永batˉ¹不bin˗₃變。
A lifelong promise, never changing.
souˉ¹蘇wingˏ₅永hongˎ₄康houˊ²好hungˎ₄紅
William So is very popular.
ngoˏ₅我likelike蘇souˉ¹永wingˏ₅康
I like William So.
Words Containing 永
永逝wing5 sai6
gone forever; to die
永別wing5 bit6
leave for good
永久居留權wing5 gau2 geoi1 lau4 kyun4
permanent residency
永垂不朽wing5 seoi4 bat1 nau2
be immortal; will last forever; eternal glory
永久和平wing5 gau2 wo4 ping4
lasting peace; enduring peace
永葆青春wing5 bou2 cing1 ceon1
(all generally said of women)
永不wing5 bat1
never
永結同心wing5 git3 tung4 sam1
of a couple's hearts to be intertwined in eternity
馬永貞maa5 wing5 zing1
Ma Wing Jing, a famous martial artist in the Qing dynasty [written and colloquial]
雋永syun5 wing5
meaningful and thought provoking
永固wing5 gu3
permanent
永久業權wing5 gau2 jip6 kyun4
(chiefly British Commonwealth) freehold (property)
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